Mine detail: Westlake Prospect

Previously called 'Del Ray Silver Continental Tungsten'

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Location: Gila County, Arizona, United States, North America
Lat / long: 33.30092, -110.85902
dep_id: 10026838
mrds_id: M000487
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Tungsten
Minor mineral: Silver, Gold
Trace mineral: Copper, Lead
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Hematite, Pyrite, Scheelite, Silver, Wolframite
orebody_fm: LINEAR
ore_ctrl: Wolframite Occurs Mostly In The Big Boulder And Centipede Veins In The Sw Part Of The Group.
Reporter: Gere, W., Hall, R. K. (Creasey, S. C.)
hrock_unit: Pinal Schist
hrock_type: Schist
arock_type: Diorite
References:
  • WILSON, E.D., 1941, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 148, P. 29
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