Twentieth Century Mine

The Twentieth Century Mine is a tungsten, zinc, and lead mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,299 feet.

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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: Twentieth Century Mine

State: Arizona

County: Gila

Elevation: 5,299 Feet (1,615 Meters)

Primary Mineral: Tungsten, Zinc, Lead

Lat, Long: 33.26667, -110.91667

Satelite image of the Twentieth Century Mine

Twentieth Century Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Twentieth Century Mine

Commodity

Primary: Tungsten
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead

Location

State: Arizona
County: Gila
District: Globe

Land Status

Holdings

Workings

Ownership

Production

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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

Orebody

Structure

Alterations

Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Materials

Ore: Galena

Ore: Huebnerite

Ore: Sphalerite

Comments

Comment Type:
Geology

Comment: SCHIST IS INTRUDED BY MADERA DIORITE.

References

Reference Category: Deposit

Reference: WILSON, E.D., 1941, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA, ARIZ. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 148