The Arivaca Placers is a mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,501 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: 4,501 Feet (1,372 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 31.50167, -111.40000
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Arivaca Placers MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Arivaca Placers
Secondary: San Luis Wash Placers
Commodity
Secondary: Tungsten
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pima
District: Arivaca 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.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: L. G. Fernstrom
Owner Name: Clarence Jarnigan
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Placer
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: Sonoran Desert
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: TESTS OF PLACER SHOW AS MUCH AS 3 PERCENT WO3 AND DRY-WASHER CONCENTRATE ASSSAYED 20 PERCENT WO3.
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): PLACER IS A SHORT DISTANCE NORTHEAST OF EASTER GROUP OF CLAIMS AND PROBABLY DERIVED FROM THEM. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): MAP DOES NOT HAVE UTM GRID
Comment (Deposit): NO DETAILS ON SIZE GIVEN
References
Reference (Deposit): 1957 RECON USBM RI565
Reference (Deposit): DALE ETAL 1961, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF COCHISE, PIMA, AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES: USBM RI 5650
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