Unnamed Prospect

The Unnamed Prospect is a tungsten mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,751 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

Name: Unnamed Prospect  

State:  Arizona

County:  Cochise

Elevation: 4,751 Feet (1,448 Meters)

Commodity: Tungsten

Lat, Long: 32.04806, -110.05278

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Unnamed Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Unnamed Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Cochise District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Unknown


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1939
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: DISSEMINATED


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: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 52.000000+-3.000000
Age Young: Tertiary


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: CONCENTRATION OF SCHEELITE CONTAINING ESTIMATED 0.25 TO 0.75 PCT. TUNGSTEN TRIOXIDE WAS FOUND ON DUMP.


Materials

Ore: Scheelite


Comments

Comment (Commodity): ONLY TRACES OF SCHEELITE SEEN AT SURFACE. SCHEELITE IS DISSEMINATED WITH FLUORITE IN SILICIFIED QUARTZ MONZONITE BRECCIA. COPPER STAINED CRACKS IN BRECCIA AND LIMESTONE APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN LEADS FOLLOWED.

Comment (Deposit): TUNGSTEN IS DISSEMINATED IN SILICIFIED QUARTZ MONZONITE BRECCIA.

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: MINERALIZATION OCCURS IN SILICIFIED CONTACT BRECCIA.

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: PRIOR TO WORLD WAR 1


References

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

Reference (Deposit): 1964 GEOLMAP COOPER AND SILVER, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 41


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