Commodities
PrimaryTungsten
SecondaryGold, Silver, Copper
TertiaryLead, Molybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Scheelite, Silver, Wolframite
Geology
Host rockSchist · Pinal Schist
Associated rockDiorite · Madera Formation;Schultze Granite;
StructureNe Trending Schultze Granite Dikes & Ne Trending Fault Fissures, Ne Trending Samsel Vein/Fault, Steep Dip
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1924-1940 (INTERMITTENTLY)
First production1924
Last production1958
Identification
Deposit ID10026807
MRDS IDM000364
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.27842, -110.89152
References
WILSON, E.D., 1941, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 148, 54 P.DALE, V.B., 1961, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF GILA, YAVAPAI, AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA: USBM IC 8078, 104 P.PETERSON, 1963, USGS BULL 1141-H.ABM FILE DATA.LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE U.S.: USGS MAP MR-25.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.CIMRIWILSON, 1941, P. 28-29.