Arizona · Pima County
Past Producer

Sparks Mine

Pima County, Arizona, United States
Tungsten
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Description

George W. Sparks

Commodities
PrimaryTungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLENS
Ore controlFracture-Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsScheelite
Geology
Host rockHornfels
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1954
Identification
Deposit ID10039475
MRDS IDM050137
Alternate namesJuanita No.9
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.91318, -111.67126
References
DALE ETAL, 1960, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF COCHISE, PIMA, & SANTA CRUZ CTIES: USBM RI 5650KEITH, S., 1974, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES OF PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ABM BULL 189.1957 RECON USBM-RI 5650DALE, STEWART, AND MCKINNEY, 1960, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF COCHISE, PIMA, AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES:USBM RI 5650CIMRIDALE, ETAL, 1960, USBM RI 5650