The Southside Mine is a tungsten mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,199 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: 3,199 Feet (975 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 31.945, -111.68806
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Southside Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Southside Mine
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pima
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1955
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Quartzite Strikes N 80 W Dips 70 N
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: A SAMPLE CUT ACROSS THE 15-FOOT FACE OF THE OPEN CUT ASSAYED 0.057% WO3. MINOR COPPER STAIN WAS NOTED THROUGHOUT THE SHEAR ZONE.
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Comments
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED; LOCATION PROJECTED BY U.S.B.M. ON SKETCH MAP.
Comment (Workings): OPEN CUT IS 12 FEET DEEP.
References
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 (Production): DALE, ETAL, 1960, USBM R.I. 5650
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): 1957 RECON U.S.B.M. RI 5650.
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