Huachuca Mountains

The Huachuca Mountains is a tungsten mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 7,251 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: Huachuca Mountains  

State:  Arizona

County:  Cochise

Elevation: 7,251 Feet (2,210 Meters)

Commodity: Tungsten

Lat, Long: 31.43333, -110.28333

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Satelite image of the Huachuca Mountains

Huachuca Mountains MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Huachuca Mountains
Secondary: Tungsten Reef Mine


Commodity

Primary: Tungsten


Location

State: Arizona
County: Cochise


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: 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

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Scheelite


Comments

Comment (Production): WORKED 1916-1918 AND 1935-1943. OUTPUT APPROX. 12,000 UNITS OF WO3, OF WHICH 6,779 UNITS CAME FROM 13,694 TONS TREATED 1935-43.


References

Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE U.S., USGS MAP, MR-25.

Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., UNPUBLISHED DATA.

Reference (Deposit): WILSON., E.D., 1941, ARIZ. UNIV. BULL. VOL. 12, NO. 2.


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