The Jolene Mine is a tungsten mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,961 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 4,961 Feet (1,512 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 33.77417, -111.37889
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Jolene Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Jolene Mine
Secondary: Cline Claims
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: Arizona
County: Gila
District: Four Peaks District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Administrative Organization: Tonto National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LINEAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Wolframite
Ore: Scheelite
Comments
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION RECORDS
Comment (Workings): FEW SHALLOW CUTS
Comment (Geology): GRANITE IS PINKISH-GRAY.
References
Reference (Deposit): WILSON, E.D., 1941, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 148, P. 31.
Reference (Deposit): DALE, V.B., 1961, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF GILA, YAVAPAI, MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8078, P. 13.
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