Commodities
PrimaryTungsten, Tantalum, Feldspar, Niobium (Columbium)
SecondaryLithium, Bismuth, Mica, Beryllium
TertiaryZinc, Gold, Lead, Vanadium, Molybdenum, REE
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeDISSEMINATED, PEGMATITE, SKARN
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlFRACTURES, BEDDING AND FOLIATION PLANES, CONTACT ZONES
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID60000001
MRDS IDD000844
Alternate namesStarlight, Lower Jumbo, Hertz, Independence, Midnight Owl, Lucky Strike, Morning Star, North Morning Star, Outpost, Sunrise, Sunset, Picacho View, Anderson, Climax, Friction, Scheelite Reef, Buena Vista Properties
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates33.98336, -112.53404
References
LEMMON, D.M., UNPUBLISHED DATA.LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE U.S., USGS MAP, MR-25.PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.JAHNS, R.H., 1952, PEGMATITES OF THE WHITE PICACHO DISTRICT, MARICOPA AND YAVAPAI COUNTIES, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 162.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.