Zannarapolis Mine

The Zannarapolis Mine is a tungsten mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,199 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

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Site Name

Primary: Zannarapolis Mine
Secondary: Zannarapolis Group
Secondary: Sannarapolis No. 28 Claim

Commodity

Primary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite

Location

State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Zannarapolis District

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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

Owner Name: J. P. Zannaras, J. P. Robinson, Jr., C. P. Zannaras

Owner Name: U.S. Tungsten Corp.

Production

Year: 1961
Time Period: 1941 - 1961
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^1.94 % Wo3
Year: 1961
Time Period: 1941 - 1961
Material type: CONC
Description: Cp_Grade: ^40 - 50 % Wo3

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Metamorphic
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1941
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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: LENSES

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: Neoproterozoic

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Magnetite
Gangue: Fluorite
Gangue: Rhodonite

Comments

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A 200 FT SHAFT ON ZANNARAAPOLIS NO 28, AN OPEN PIT 60 FT BY 30 FT BY 30 FT DEEP AND NUMEROUS SHALLOW SHAFTS, TRENCHES, AND SMALL PITS

Comment (Deposit): THIS RECORD INCLUDES INFORMATION FROM DUPLICATE RECORDS D000845 OF JAMES E. ELLIOTT AND D003612 OF J.W. HASLER WHICH HAVE BEEN DELETED FROM MRDS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Location): LOCATION IS TAKEN TO THE WORKINGS IN NW 1/4 OF SW 1/4 OF SEC 12; ADDITIONAL WORKINGS ARE LOCATED IN THE NW 1/4 OF SEC 1 ON CLAIM 28

Comment (Development): CLAIMS CONSIST OF 8 PATENTED CLAIMS AND 42 UNPATENTED CLAIMS

Comment (Deposit): DIMENSIONS GIVEN ARE FOR ZONE OF SCHEELITE DEPOSITION. MINERALIZATION IS ALONG FRACTURES IN SCHIST. EPIDOTE-DIOPSIDE LENSES. RPINCIPAL LENS IS 1-20 FT WIDE AND MORE THAN 50 FT LONG AND CONTAINS A FEW TENTHS OF A PERCENT OF WO3. MATERIAL WITH 0.5% WO3 CAN BE SORTED.

References

Reference (Deposit): DALE, V.B., 1961, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF GILA, YAVAPAI, MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA: U.S.B.M. INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8078, P. 58.

Reference (Deposit): ARIZONA DEPT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA.

Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., UNPUBLISHED DATA.

Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE UNITED STATES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MAP MR-25.

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI

Reference (Production): U.S.B.M. I.C. 8078 , P. 59

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