Jezebel Mine

The Jezebel Mine is a tungsten mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,451 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: Jezebel Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Pima

Elevation: 3,451 Feet (1,052 Meters)

Commodity: Tungsten

Lat, Long: 31.92639, -111.67556

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Jezebel Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Jezebel Mine


Commodity

Primary: Tungsten


Location

State: Arizona
County: Pima


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1954
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

Type: L
Description: Fault Zone Dragged Down Ore.


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Abundant Clay With Slickensides.


Rocks

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 8 SAMPLES FROM ORE ZONE ASSAYED 0.67 PERCENT WO3.


Materials

Ore: Scheelite


Comments

Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED; LOCATION PROJECTED BY U.S.B.M. ON SKETCH MAP.

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION REPORTED AS A $25000 VALUE.

Comment (Deposit): GREATEST CONCENTRATION OF SCHEELITE WAS IN THE BOTTOM 12 TO 18 INCHES OF MINERALIZED ZONE, WHERE ALTERATION HAS BEEN GREATEST AND THE SILICEOUS MATERIAL IS VUGGY AND GRANULAR.

Comment (Deposit): THIS RECORD CONTAINS INFORMATION FROM DUPLICATE RECORD D000807 BY JAMES E. ELLIOT WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MRDS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT


References

Reference (Deposit): DALE, STEWART, AND MCKINNEY, 1960, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF COCHISE, PIMA, AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES,: U.S.B.M. R.I. 5650.

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S., 1974, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES OF PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ABM BULL 189.

Reference (Deposit): 1956 RECON USBM RI5650.

Reference (Deposit): DALE, STEWART, AND MCKINNEY, 1960, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF COCHISE, PIMA AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, R.I. 5650.

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI

Reference (Production): DALE ETAL, 1960 USBM R.I. 5650.


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