Mine detail: Murphy Tungsten Prospect

Previously called 'Wheeler'

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Location: Mohave County, Arizona, United States, North America
Lat / long: 35.09002, -113.81357
dep_id: 10027693
mrds_id: M003851
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Tungsten
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Scheelite, Wolframite
gangue: Chalcopyrite, Pyrite
work_type: Surface/Underground
Reporter: Johnson, K. H., Creasey, S. C.
hrock_type: Gneiss
prod_yrs: 1939
References:
  • Deposit:: DALE, V. B., 1961 , TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF GILA, YAVAPAI, MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA: U.S.B.M. INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8078 , P. 8
  • Production:: U.S.B.M. I.C. 8078 , P. 90
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