The Rastar Claims Mine is a tungsten mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,501 feet.
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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: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 33.3, -110.75250
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Rastar Claims Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rastar Claims Mine
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Gila
District: Pioneer 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: Tonto National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Unknown
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
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: LINEAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver
Comments
Comment (Workings): THE WORKINGS CONSIST OF 45 FOOT INCLINED SHAFT, AN INACCESIBLE VERTICAL SHAFT OF UNKNOWN DEPTH, FOUR DIAMOND-DRILL HOLES, EACH REPORTED TO BE 100 FT DEEP, AND A FEW SHALLOW PITS AND OPEN CUTS.
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION RECORD
Comment (Commodity): DOUBTFUL IF ORE WILL EXCEED 1% WO3
References
Reference (Deposit): DALE, V.B., 1961, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF GILA, YAVAPAI, MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8078, P. 8
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