The Unnamed Deposit is a tungsten mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,800 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: 4,800 Feet (1,463 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 32.07778, -110.06444
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Unnamed Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed Deposit
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Cochise District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
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: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Tertiary Block Faulting Trending Nnw. ; 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: 52.000000+-3.000000
Age Young: Tertiary
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): ONE 40 FT. INCLINE. NUMEROUS OPENCUTS 5 TO 15 FEET DEEP.
Comment (Deposit): LODES ARE UP TO 3 FT. WIDE AND SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET LONG.
Comment (Geology): CONSPICUOUS N TO NW TRENDING VEINS IN THE EASTERN OUTCROPS OF THE QUARTZ MONZONITE IN THIS GENERAL AREA ARE BARREN OR LOW IN TUNGSTEN. ; GEOL.DESC: SMALL QUARTZ VEINS AND LODES CUT QUARTZ MONZONITE.
References
Reference (Deposit): COOPER, J.R., AND SILVER, L.T., 1964, U.S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 416
Reference (Deposit): 1964 GEOLMAP COOPER, J.R. AND SILVER, L.T., U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 416
Reference (Production): COOPER, J.R., AND SILVER, L.T. 1964
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