The Rushbey Prospect is a tungsten mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,301 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: 3,301 Feet (1,006 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 31.93667, -111.68028
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Rushbey Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rushbey Prospect
Secondary: Birthday Claim
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pima
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1955
Material type: ORE W
Description: Ap_Grade: ^63% Wo3
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Unknown
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
Type: L
Description: Principal Shears Strike N 30 E, Dip 70 Se.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Hydrothermal Alteration
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: MATERIAL FROM SAMPLE CUTS ACROSS MAIN BAND ASSAYED 0.78% WO3.
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Comments
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED; LOCATION PROJECTED BY U.S.B.M. ON SKETCH MAP.
Comment (Deposit): BECAUSE OF OVERBURDEN THE ORE ZONE COULD NOT BE TRACED BEYOND THE LIMITS OF THE OPEN CUT.
Comment (Workings): FROM THE FACE OF THE OPEN CUT, AN OPENING 12 FEET WIDE EXTENDS 10 FEET INTO HILLSIDE.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: BAND IS UNDERLAIN BY MASSIVE QUARTZITE AND OVERLAIN BY SHEARED AND SHATTERED QUARTZITE.
References
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 RI 5650
Reference (Deposit): DALE, STEWART, AND MCKINNEY, 1960, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF COCHISE, PIMA, AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES: USBM REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 5650
Reference (Deposit): 1957 RECON U.S.B.M. R.I. 5650.
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