Tungsten No. 1 Mine

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

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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: Tungsten No. 1 Mine

State: Arizona

County: Gila

Elevation:

Primary Mineral: Copper, Tungsten, Silver

Lat, Long: 33.43194, -110.88889

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Tungsten No. 1 Mine MRDS details

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

Holdings

Workings

Ownership

Owner Name: Walter Stewart
Years: 1936 -

Production

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

Orebody

Structure

Alterations

Rocks

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

Analytical Data

Materials

Ore: Galena

Ore: Scheelite

Comments

Comment Type: Deposit	Comment: MINERALIZED FAULT IN DIABASE.
Comment Type: Deposit	Comment: 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 Type: Location	Comment: INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1964)

References

Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA.
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: USGS FOLIO 111.
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 12.
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 342.
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: ARIZONA GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK, FIELD EXCURSIONS IN SO. ARIZONA, 1952: P. 121-122.