Arizona · Cochise County
Past Producer

Tungsten King Mine

Cochise County, Arizona, United States
TungstenMolybdenumLeadZincCopperBismuthTelluriumBeryllium
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Description

J. J. Wien

Commodities
PrimaryTungsten
TertiaryMolybdenum, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Bismuth, Tellurium, Beryllium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formVEIN
Ore controlFault , Granite-Schist Contact
Materials
GangueCalcite, Jarosite, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSchist
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · Tungsten King
StructureTertiary Block Faulting Trending Nnw. ; Reg.Trends: Late Cretaceous Or Early Tertiary N And Nw Trending Folds And Thrust Faults Overriding To Ne., Tungsten King Fault.
Tectonic settingBasin And Range.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1913
Identification
Deposit ID10039394
MRDS IDM050021
Alternate namesBlack Rock Group, Tungsten King Group. Tungsten Queen Group
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.07401, -110.14372
References
COOPER , J.R. AND SILVER, L. T. 1964, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 416.LIVINGSTON, MAUGER, BENNETT, AND LAUGHLIN, 1976, JGR, V. 72, P. 1361-1375DALE ET AL, 1960, USBM RI 5650 P. 43-45KEITH, 1973, ABM BULL 187WARNER, L.A., HOLSER, W.T., WILMARTH, V.R., AND CAMERON, E.N., 1959, OCCURRENCE OF NONPEGMATITE BERYLLIUM IN THE UNITED STATES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 318.1949 GEOCHEM W. T. HOLSER, USGS, SPECTROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS FOR W AND BE1964 GEOLMAP U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, COOPER AND SILVER; PROF. PAPER 416.COOPER AND SILVER, 1964