Black Pearl

The Black Pearl is a tungsten mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,751 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: Black Pearl  

State:  Arizona

County:  Yavapai

Elevation: 5,751 Feet (1,753 Meters)

Commodity: Tungsten

Lat, Long: 34.6883, -113.03560

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Black Pearl MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Black Pearl
Secondary: Camp Wood Tungsten Mine


Commodity

Primary: Tungsten
Secondary: Iron
Secondary: Bismuth
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Quartz
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Beryllium


Location

State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Camp Wood


Land Status

Land ownership: State
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

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Hillside Mining And Milling Co.
Info Year: 1961

Owner Name: John Lawler
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1973


Production

Year: 1956
Time Period: 1951-1956
Description: 1951-1956 6312 Short Ton Units Of Wo3
Year: 1935
Time Period: 1915-1935
Description: 1915-1935 62100 Lb Conc @ 70% Wo3


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1915
Discovery Year: 1914
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

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Unknown: Muscovite
Unknown: Bismuthinite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Fluorite
Unknown: Hornblende
Unknown: Molybdenite
Unknown: Orthoclase
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Scheelite
Unknown: Silver
Unknown: Wolframite
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Hematite
Unknown: Biotite
Unknown: Beryl


Comments

Comment (Deposit): PROPERTY IS ALSO UNDER USGS MRDS ID NO. D000838.

Comment (Ownership): HILLSIDE MINING WAS THE LAST KNOWN OPERATOR IN 1955-56.

Comment (Geology): ORE IS IN A QUARTZ VEIN IN GRANITE. STRIKE N70-75 DEGREES WEST, DIP 75-85 DEGREES SOUTH

Comment (Production): SHORT TON UNIT=20 LB OF WO3 CONTAINING 15.862 LB OF W.


References

Reference (Deposit): ADMR A L FLAGG VANADIUM REPORTS BOOK VI

Reference (Deposit): USBM IC 8078 1961 P43

Reference (Deposit): DALE V B TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF GILA YAVAPAI AND MOHAVE CTYS

Reference (Deposit): ADMR BLACK PEARL FILE

Reference (Deposit): CLAIMS ALSO IN SEC 7 AND 8 ALSO SEC 12 AND 13 T8W R15N

Reference (Deposit): USGS BAGDAD QUAD

Reference (Deposit): WILSON E D TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF AZ AZBM BUL 148 1941 P 21


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