The Brown Prospect. is a tungsten mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,399 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: 3,399 Feet (1,036 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 31.91444, -111.66694
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Brown Prospect. MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Brown Prospect.
Secondary: Big Juanita Group
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pima
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1957
Time Period: 1954-1957
Material type: ORE W
Description: Cp_Grade: ^Produced 50 Lbs Of 62% W-Conc.
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1954
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Zoisite
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Garnet
Comments
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED; LOCATION PROJECTED ON SKETCH MAP BY USBM
Comment (Workings): ONE BULLDOZER CUT AND 4 PITS OVER A DISTANCE OF 150 FT.
References
Reference (Production): DALE ETAL 1960, USBM RI 5650
Reference (Deposit): DALE, STEWART, AND MCKINNEY, 1960, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF COCHISE, PIMA, AND SANTA CRUZ, COUNTIES: USBM RI 5650
Reference (Deposit): DALE ETAL, 1960, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS... USBM RI 5650
Reference (Deposit): 1957 RECON USBM RI5650
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