Mine detail: North Star and Money Maker Prospect

Previously called 'What-A-Pal'

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Location

Lat / long:

34.26949, -112.28963

Resource(M)

Primary:	Tungsten
Ore:	Scheelite
Orebody form:	IRREGULAR, LENTICULAR
Discovery year:	1953

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Producer
First production started:	1953
Last production ended:	1958

Geology

Host rock:	Yavapai Schist
Host type:	Schist
Associated type:	Pegmatite

References

MRDS	M003414
DEP	10027578
Reference	{Deposit:: DALE, V.B., 1961, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF GILA, YAVAPAI, MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA: U.S.B.M. INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8078, P. 25.}{Deposit:: 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.}{Other Database:: CIMRI}{Production:: U.S.B.M. I.C. 8078 , P. 25.}
Reporter	Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.), Roth, Frances A. (Dewitt, Ed), Orris, Greta J.