Brown Prospect.

The Brown Prospect. is a tungsten mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,399 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: Brown Prospect.  

State:  Arizona

County:  Pima

Elevation: 3,399 Feet (1,036 Meters)

Commodity: Tungsten

Lat, Long: 31.91444, -111.66694

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Brown Prospect. MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Brown Prospect.
Secondary: Big Juanita Group


Commodity

Primary: Tungsten


Location

State: Arizona
County: Pima


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Year: 1957
Time Period: 1954-1957
Material type: ORE W
Description: Cp_Grade: ^Produced 50 Lbs Of 62% W-Conc.


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1954
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Zoisite
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Garnet


Comments

Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED; LOCATION PROJECTED ON SKETCH MAP BY USBM

Comment (Workings): ONE BULLDOZER CUT AND 4 PITS OVER A DISTANCE OF 150 FT.


References

Reference (Production): DALE ETAL 1960, USBM RI 5650

Reference (Deposit): DALE, STEWART, AND MCKINNEY, 1960, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF COCHISE, PIMA, AND SANTA CRUZ, COUNTIES: USBM RI 5650

Reference (Deposit): DALE ETAL, 1960, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS... USBM RI 5650

Reference (Deposit): 1957 RECON USBM RI5650


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