The Tar is a tungsten, copper, and manganese mine located in Pinal county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,320 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
Elevation: 3,320 Feet (1,012 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten, Copper, Manganese
Lat, Long: 32.7267, -110.71250
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Tar MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Tar
Secondary: Tarr Copper
Secondary: Tarr
Secondary: San Pedro
Secondary: Jameson and Ward
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Primary: Copper
Primary: Manganese
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pinal
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
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Ownership
Owner Name: Tarr,M G And R H Giffen
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1943
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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
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Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
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Comments
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References
Reference (Deposit): WILSON,E D TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF AZ ABM 148 1941 P 35
Reference (Deposit): ADMR FILES
Reference (Deposit): ADDITIONAL LOC W2 SEC 16
Reference (Deposit): USGS MAMMOTH QUAD
Reference (Deposit): CREASY,S GEOLOGY OF THE SAN MANUEL AREA PINAL CO,AZ PP 471
Reference (Deposit): 1965 P 58-59
Reference (Deposit): ADMR U FILE
Reference (Deposit): DALE,V B TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF YUMA...AZ USBM R1 5516 1959
Reference (Deposit): P 41-42
Reference (Deposit): WILSON,E D MN ORE DEPOSITS IN AZ ABM 127 1930 P 87
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