The Duquesne-Washington Camp Area Wollastonite is a lead, zinc, copper, and silver mine located in Santa Cruz county, Arizona.
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:
Commodity: Lead, Zinc, Copper, Silver
Lat, Long: 31.37667, -110.69639
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Duquesne-Washington Camp Area Wollastonite MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Duquesne-Washington Camp Area Wollastonite
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Wollastonite
Location
State: Arizona
County: Santa Cruz
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Skarn Zn-Pb
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Wollastonite
Comments
Comment (Location): LAT-LONG IS FOR PROSPECT SYMBOL NEAR PRIDE MINE ON TOPO.
Comment (Development): NO WOLLASTONITE PRODUCTION.
References
Reference (Deposit): PEARCE, H.W., 1990, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERALS CARD FILE
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
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