The Independence Group is a tungsten mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,251 feet.
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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: 3,251 Feet (991 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 31.93333, -111.68639
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Independence Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Independence Group
Secondary: Independence No. 1 & 2
Secondary: New Dragon No. 4
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pima
Land Status
Not available
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 Year: 1953
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: NARROW
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 8.4 OZ AG
Analytical Data: OWNER REPORTS ASSAYS OF 0.12OZ. AU
Analytical Data: SCHEELITE ZONE ASSAYED 0.056% & 0.021% WO3
Analytical Data: 13.05% CU.
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Limonite
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Comments
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED; LOCATION PROJECTED BY U.S.B.M. ON SKETCH MAP; UTM GIVEN FOR INDEPENDENCE NO.2
Comment (Production): (1)INDEPENDENCE1,(2)INDEPENDENCE2
Comment (Deposit): BULLDOZER STRIPPING OBLITERATED MINERALIZED OUTCROP ON INDEPENDENCE NO. 1; ALL DATA IS FOR INDEPENDENCE NO. 2. MINERALIZATION OCCURS IN A NARROW FRACTURE.
Comment (Workings): SHAFT, DRIFT, AND OPEN CUT.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: ROCK IS ALTERED AND FRIABLE AND CONTAINS COATINGS OF COPPER OXIDES.
References
Reference (Deposit): DALE, STEWART, AND MCKINNEY, 1960, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF COCHISE, PIMA, AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES,: U.S.B.M. R.I. 5650.
Reference (Deposit): PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1957 RECON U.S.B.M. RI 5650.
Reference (Deposit): DALE, STEWART, AND MCKINNEY, 1960, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF COCHISE, PIMA AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, R.I. 5650.
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
Reference (Production): DALE, ETAL, 1960, USBM R.I., 5650
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