Tungsten No. 1 Mine

The Tungsten No. 1 Mine is a copper, tungsten, and silver mine located in Gila county, Arizona.

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: Tungsten No. 1 Mine

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Tungsten
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Molybdenum
Secondary: Lead

Location

State: Arizona
County: Gila
District: Miami-Inspiration District

Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
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: Walter Stewart
Years: 1936 -

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

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Diabase
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Scheelite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZED FAULT IN DIABASE.

Comment (Deposit): THIS REPORT WAS TAKEN FROM RECORD M002858 OF JAN WILT IN MOLYBDENUM FILE, CONTACT PERSON T.G. THEODORE, USGS. THIS RECORD CONTAINS DATA FROM DUPLICATE RECORD D003611 OF J.W. HASLER WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MAIN MRDS. ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1964)

References

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA.

Reference (Deposit): USGS FOLIO 111.

Reference (Deposit): USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 12.

Reference (Deposit): USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 342.

Reference (Deposit): ARIZONA GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK, FIELD EXCURSIONS IN SO. ARIZONA, 1952: P. 121-122.

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