The Sparks Mine is a tungsten mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,501 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: 3,501 Feet (1,067 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 31.91306, -111.67056
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Sparks Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sparks Mine
Secondary: Juanita No.9
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pima
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1957
Time Period: 1955-1957
Material type: ORE W
Description: Cp_Grade: ^0.5% W
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
Form: LENS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Hornfels
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: CHIP SAMPLE ACROSS 7-FOOT WIDTH OF SHAFT ASSAYED 0.11 PERCENT W03
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Comments
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED; LOCATION PROJECTED BY USBM ON SKETCH MAP
Comment (Deposit): SCHEELITE MINERALIZATION INFRACTURE ZONE
Comment (Workings): ONE MAIN ADIT; PROSPECTING TRENCHES, SHAFTS AND OPEN CUTS
Comment (Deposit): THIS RECORD CONTAINS DATA FROM DUPLICATE RECORD D000821 BY JAMES E. ELLIOT WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MRDS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1954-1955
References
Reference (Deposit): DALE ETAL, 1960, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF COCHISE, PIMA, & SANTA CRUZ CTIES: USBM RI 5650
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S., 1974, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES OF PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ABM BULL 189.
Reference (Deposit): 1957 RECON USBM-RI 5650
Reference (Deposit): DALE, STEWART, AND MCKINNEY, 1960, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF COCHISE, PIMA, AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES:USBM RI 5650
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
Reference (Production): DALE, ETAL, 1960, USBM RI 5650
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