Corregedor Mine

The Corregedor Mine is a tungsten mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,361 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

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Site Name

Primary: Corregedor Mine
Secondary: Control Mines
Secondary: Inc.

Commodity

Primary: Tungsten

Location

State: Arizona
County: Pima
District: Oracle 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.

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Arizona Copper Mines, Inc.

Production

Year: 1943
Material type: W
Description: Ap_Grade: ^4% Wo3

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1943
Discovery Year: 1942
Discovery Method: 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: LENSES

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Scheelite

Comments

Comment (Production): CORRIGEDOR PRODUCED THE MOST TUNGSTEN FROM THE CONTROL MINES, INC., GROUP

Comment (Deposit): SPARSE SCHEELITE TO DEPTH OF 30 FEET

Comment (Workings): 2 SHALLOW SHAFTS; SOME TRENCHES

Comment (Deposit): DUPLICATE RECORD D000795 HAS BEEN COMBINED AND DELETED.

Comment (Location): W CENTRAL SECTION 16.

References

Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., 1945, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF ARIZ.: USGS UNPUBL DATA.

Reference (Deposit): DALE, STEWART, AND MCKINNEY, 1961, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF COCHISE, PIMA, AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES: USBM RI 5650

Reference (Deposit): KEITH,S.B.,1974,INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY,ARIZONA:ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189, P.130.

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

Reference (Deposit): 1957 RECON USBM RI 565

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI

Reference (Production): DALE ETAL, 1961; LEMMON, 1945

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