Commodities
PrimaryTungsten
TertiaryCopper, Molybdenum, Fluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formEN ECHELON LENSES
Ore controlTensional Shears In Major Northwest Striking Fault Zone.
Materials
Ore mineralsMolybdenite, Pyrite
GangueEpidote, Garnet
Other materialsFluorite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Ali Molina Formation
Associated rockRhyolite
StructureMineralized Zone - S 15 E, 1000 Ft. Or More Long.
Tectonic settingBasin And Range.
AlterationHydrothermal Alteration Has Affected Scheelite Lenses
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Production yearsD1=1954; D2-1955-56.
First production1954
Discovery year1954
Identification
Deposit ID10039471
MRDS IDM050133
Alternate namesBig Banana Nos. 1, 2, 3, Claims, Maud E Claim
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.90873, -111.65653
References
DALE, STEWART, AND MCKINNEY, 1960, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF COCHISE, PIMA, AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES: USBM R.I. 5650.KEITH, S.B., 1974, ABM BULLETIN 189.ABM FILE DATA.PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.DALE, STEWART, AND MCKINNEY, 1960, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF COCHISE, PIMA AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 5650.1957 RECON USBM: RI 5650CIMRIDALE ETAL 1960, USBM RI5650.