Mine detail: Tucson Prospect

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Location

Lat / long:

40.1941, -113.85779

Resource(M)

Primary:	Tungsten
Tertiary:	Gold, Copper
Ore:	Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Malachite, Tenorite
Gangue:	Calcite, Chalcedony, Goethite, Limonite
Orebody form:	TABULAR

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Producer

Geology

Host rock:	Oquirrh Formation;Ochre Mountain Limestone
Host type:	Limestone
Structure:	Basin And Range, N22w Minor Fault Intersecting The Right Lateral-Slip Fault East Of The Shaft
Tectonic:	Sevier Orogenic Belt

References

MRDS	D008366
DEP	10012632
Reference	{Deposit:: EVERTT, F.D., 1961, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS IN UTAH: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INF. CIRC. 8014 P.27}{Deposit:: MESSENGER, H.M.III, 1980, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY}{Deposit:: NOLAN, T.B., 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 177}{Deposit:: 1935 GEOLMAP NOLAN, T.B., PROF. PAPER 177, P1.}{Production:: EVERETT F.D. 1961 TUMSTEN DEPOSITS IN UTAH, USBM INF. CIRCULAR 80M, PG. 27}
Reporter	Messenger, Harold M. III