The Midway Prospect is a tungsten mine located in Mohave county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,000 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: 5,000 Feet (1,524 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 34.93833, -113.83556
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Midway Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Midway Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: Arizona
County: Mohave
District: Boriana 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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Schist Foliation Is N 50 E, 80 Nw
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Limonite
Ore: Wolframite
Ore: Hematite
Gangue: Muscovite
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: THE FISSURE IS ZONED AS FOLLOWS: 0.5 INCH OF GOUGE ALONG THE FAULT, 2 INCHES OF QUARTZ ON NORTH SIDE OF GOUGE, 6 INCHES OF QUARTZ ON SOUTH SIDE, NEXT IS 2 FEET OF ALTERED SCHIST, FOLLOWED BY 12 INCHES OF QUARTZ. WOLFRAMITE OCCURS IN CRYSTALLINE MASSES 1 INCH THICK AND UP TO 4 INCHES LONG.
References
Reference (Deposit): DALE, V.B., 1961 , TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF GILA, YAVAPAI, MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA: U.S.B.M. INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8078 , P. 71
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