Banks Mine

The Banks Mine is a tungsten mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,800 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

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Site Name

Primary: Banks Mine

Commodity

Primary: Tungsten
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite

Location

State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Cochise District

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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.

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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: VEIN

Structure

Type: R
Description: Tertiary Block Faulting Trending Nw. ; Reg.Trends: Late Cretaceous Or Early Tertiary N To Nw Trending Folds And Thrust Faults Overriding To Ne.

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 53.000000+-
Age Young: Tertiary

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Huebnerite
Ore: Scheelite

Comments

Comment (Production): A SMALL TONNAGE OF TUNGSTEN ORE PRODUCED DURING 1914-1917.

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)

Comment (Commodity): AVERAGE TUNGSTEN CONTENT LOW.

Comment (Deposit): VEIN IS SINUOUS THICKEST AND RICHEST PARTS OF VEIN ARE AT BENDS. VEIN PINCHES OUT LOCALLY. ANOTHER VEIN 1800 FT. LONG, AS MUCH AS 6 FT. THICK STRIKES N45E DIPS 65 SE. AT NE PART OF VEIN, SMALL EN ECHELON VEINS STRIKE N 10 TO 20 E. AT SW PART OF VEIN, SMALL VEINS STRIKING N45E APPEAR.

Comment (Workings): PITS AND 4 INCLINED SHAFTS.

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: QUARTZ VEINS UP TO 6 FT. WIDE IN QUARTZ MONZONITE CONTAIN TUNGSTEN. OTHER SMALLER EN ECHELON VEINS STRIKE N 10 TO 20 E. RICHEST ORE FOUND AT NORTHWARD BEND IN SMALLER VEINS 25 TO 50 FT. FROM MAIN VEIN.

References

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI

Reference (Production): KEITH, 1973, ARIZ. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 187.

Reference (Deposit): COOPER, J.R., AND SILVER, L.T., 1964, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 416.

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 55.

Reference (Deposit): LIVINGSTON, MAUGER, BENNETT, AND LAUGHLIN, 1967, JGR, V. 72, P. 1361-1375.

Reference (Deposit): PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.

Reference (Deposit): 1964 GEOLMAP U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, COOPER AND SILVER, PROF. PAPER 416

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