The Green Back Prospect is a tungsten mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,301 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: 3,301 Feet (1,006 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 34.51389, -113.19833
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Green Back Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Green Back Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Zannarapolis District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Gladys Russel
Years: 1958 -
Owner Name: R And R Tungsten
Years: 1953 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1953
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: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: U.S.B.M. ASSAYS RANGE FROM 1.8 TO 0.1 % WO3
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATION IS APPROXIMATE
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION THOUGHT TO BE A FEW CAR LOADS OF ORE OF UNKNOWN GRADE.
Comment (Workings): TRENCH, SHALLOW SHAFT, ADIT, AND SEVERAL SURFACE CHANNEL SAMPLES.
References
Reference (Deposit): DALE, V.B., 1961 , TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF GILA, YAVAPAI, MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA: U.S.B.M. INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8078 , P. 58
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