Mine detail: San Juan Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 31.91345, -111.67153

Resource(M)

Primary: Tungsten
Ore: Scheelite
Orebody form: LENS/DISCONTINUOUS BAND
Discovery year: 1951

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
Production years: 1952-57
First production started: 1952

Geology

Host type:Quartzite
Structure:Fault Zone
Tectonic:Basin And Range
Alteration processes:Argillaceous Alteration Products

References

MRDSM050139
DEP10039477
Reference{Deposit:: DALE, STEWART, AND MCKINNEY, 1960, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF COCHISE, PIMA, AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES, ARIZ.: U.S.B.M. R.I. 5650.}{Deposit:: KEITH, S., 1974, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES OF PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ABM BULLETIN 189.}{Deposit:: 1957 RECON USBM RI 5650}{Deposit:: DALE, STEWART, AND MCKINNEY, 1960, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF COCHISE, PIMA AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, R.I. 5650}{Other Database:: CIMRI}{Production:: DALE, ETAL, 1960, USBM RI 5650}
ReporterJohnson, Maureen G., Orris, Greta J.