White Picacho District

The White Picacho District is a tungsten, tantalum, feldspar, and niobium (columbium) mine located in Maricopa 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

Name: White Picacho District  

State:  Arizona

County:  Maricopa

Elevation:

Commodity: Tungsten, Tantalum, Feldspar, Niobium (Columbium)

Lat, Long: 33.9833, -112.53330

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White Picacho District MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: White Picacho District
Secondary: Picacho View
Secondary: Anderson
Secondary: Climax
Secondary: Friction
Secondary: Scheelite Reef
Secondary: Buena Vista Properties
Secondary: Starlight
Secondary: Lower Jumbo
Secondary: Hertz
Secondary: Independence
Secondary: Midnight Owl
Secondary: Lucky Strike
Secondary: Morning Star
Secondary: North Morning Star
Secondary: Outpost
Secondary: Sunrise
Secondary: Sunset


Commodity

Primary: Tungsten
Primary: Tantalum
Primary: Feldspar
Primary: Niobium (Columbium)
Secondary: Lithium
Secondary: Bismuth
Secondary: Mica
Secondary: Beryllium
Tertiary: Vanadium
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: REE
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Gold


Location

State: Arizona
County: Maricopa
District: WHITE PICACHO DISTRICT


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: District
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: DISSEMINATED, PEGMATITE, SKARN
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:


Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., UNPUBLISHED DATA.

Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE U.S., USGS MAP, MR-25.

Reference (Deposit): PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.

Reference (Deposit): JAHNS, R.H., 1952, PEGMATITES OF THE WHITE PICACHO DISTRICT, MARICOPA AND YAVAPAI COUNTIES, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 162.

Reference (Deposit): SAWYER, M.B., GURMENDI, A.C., DALEY, M.R., AND HOWELL, S.B., 1992, PRINCIPAL DEPOSITS OF STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MINERALS IN ARIZONA: UNITED STATES BUREAU OF MINES SPECIAL PUBLICATION, 334 P.


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