The Big Bug Claims is a mine located in Pima county, Arizona.
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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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Big Bug Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Big Bug Claims
Commodity
Tertiary: Tungsten
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pima
District: Redington District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: DISCONTINUOUS LINEAR ZONE
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Wollastonite
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): DALE ETAL, 1960, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF COCHISE, PIMA & SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES, ARIZ.: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES RI 565
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