Black Rock Deposit

The Black Rock Deposit is a tungsten mine located in Mohave county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,322 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: Black Rock Deposit  

State:  Arizona

County:  Mohave

Elevation: 5,322 Feet (1,622 Meters)

Commodity: Tungsten

Lat, Long: 35.2925, -113.54250

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Black Rock Deposit MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Black Rock Deposit


Commodity

Primary: Tungsten


Location

State: Arizona
County: Mohave
District: Cottonwood District


Land Status

Land ownership: State
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

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: IRREGULAR PODS, DISSEMINATED, SCATTERED


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Scheelite


Comments

Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION RECORD

Comment (Workings): 2 SHAFTS AND A FEW SHALLOW TRENCHES


References

Reference (Deposit): DALE, V.B., 1961 , TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF GILA, YAVAPAI, MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA: U.S.B.M. INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8078 , P. 95


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