Western Tungsten

The Western Tungsten is a copper and silver mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 7,300 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: Western Tungsten  

State:  Arizona

County:  Cochise

Elevation: 7,300 Feet (2,225 Meters)

Commodity: Copper, Silver

Lat, Long: 31.40083, -110.32444

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Western Tungsten MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Western Tungsten


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Tungsten


Location

State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Hartford District


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Administrative Organization: Coronado National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: E. Neel And Frank Kitchen
Home Office: Phoenix, Az.


Production

Not available


Deposit

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


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: LENS


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Felsic Volcanic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Name: Felsic Volcanic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Copper
Ore: Galena
Ore: Scheelite


Comments

Comment (Commodity): MINED FOR SILVER AND COPPER; EXAMINED FOR SCHEELITE.

Comment (Deposit): ORE IN CRUSHED QUARTZ ALONG THRUST SHEET.

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: ORE POSSIBLY IN EXOTIC BLOCKS OF PALEOZOIC SEDIMENTS ACCORDING TO MAP AND DESCRIPTION

Comment (Production): SMALL PRODUCTION


References

Reference (Deposit): DALE ET AL, 1960, USBM RI 5660.

Reference (Deposit): HAYES AND RAUP,968, MAP I 509.

Reference (Deposit): USBM FILES.

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 67.

Reference (Production): DALE ETAL, 1960.


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