Midway Prospect

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

Name: Midway Prospect  

State:  Arizona

County:  Mohave

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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