The Western Tungsten is a copper and silver mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 7,300 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: 7,300 Feet (2,225 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Silver
Lat, Long: 31.40083, -110.32444
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Western Tungsten MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Western Tungsten
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Tungsten
Location
State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Hartford District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Administrative Organization: Coronado National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: E. Neel And Frank Kitchen
Home Office: Phoenix, Az.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
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: LENS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Felsic Volcanic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Felsic Volcanic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Copper
Ore: Galena
Ore: Scheelite
Comments
Comment (Commodity): MINED FOR SILVER AND COPPER; EXAMINED FOR SCHEELITE.
Comment (Deposit): ORE IN CRUSHED QUARTZ ALONG THRUST SHEET.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: ORE POSSIBLY IN EXOTIC BLOCKS OF PALEOZOIC SEDIMENTS ACCORDING TO MAP AND DESCRIPTION
Comment (Production): SMALL PRODUCTION
References
Reference (Deposit): DALE ET AL, 1960, USBM RI 5660.
Reference (Deposit): HAYES AND RAUP,968, MAP I 509.
Reference (Deposit): USBM FILES.
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 67.
Reference (Production): DALE ETAL, 1960.
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