The Ricky Dale is a tungsten mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,499 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: 5,499 Feet (1,676 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 31.8392, -110.37470
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Ricky Dale MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ricky Dale
Secondary: Coronado Nf Whetstone Unit
Secondary: Nunnelley
Secondary: James Mine
Secondary: San Juan
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Whetstone
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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: George James
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1957
Production
Year: 1953
Description: Tungsten Concentrates 30-40% Wo3 200 Lb
Year: 1944
Description: Tungsten Concentrates W/ >2% Wo3 300 Lb
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1900
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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION BEGAN BETWEEN 1900 AND 1909. PARTLY COLLAPSED HIGHWALLS OF OPEN TRENCH POSE HUMAN HAZARD.
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S. B., 1973, ARIZ BUR MINES BULL 187, P. 91.
Reference (Deposit): HESS, F. L. 1909, USGS BULL 380, P. 164.
Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, A. L., 1954, ADMMR ENGINEERS REPORT, P. 1.
Reference (Deposit): DALE, V. B., 1957, USBM REVIEW OF EXAMINATION REPORT, DALE
Reference (Deposit): NO. 36, UNPUB., P. 1.
Reference (Deposit): MCCOLLY, R. A., AND SCOTT, D. C., 1982, USBM OFR MLA 192-82,
Reference (Deposit): P. 9.
Reference (Deposit): CHATMAN, M. L., 1994, USBM OFR MLA 2-94, P. 19.
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