Big Banana Mine

The Big Banana Mine is a tungsten mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,576 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: Big Banana Mine

State:  Arizona

County:  Pima

Elevation: 3,576 Feet (1,090 Meters)

Commodity: Tungsten

Lat, Long: 31.9036, -111.65890

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Big Banana Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Big Banana Mine


Commodity

Primary: Tungsten
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite


Location

State: Arizona
County: Pima


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

Not available


Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): S B KEITH ARIZ BUR MINES BULL 189 P 108 1974


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