Mine detail: Calvert Prospects

Previously called 'Terry Marie Nos 1 & 2 ProspectsNelsons Pride Mine'

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Location: Pima County, Arizona, United States, North America
Lat / long: 31.95123, -111.69098
dep_id: 10039482
mrds_id: M050146
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Tungsten
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Scheelite
gangue: Zircon
work_type: Surface/Underground
alteration: Epidote And Manganese Oxides Occur On Fracture Planes.
conc_proc: Rock Is Dense And Compact Leaving Little Room For Tungsten Mineralization
ore_ctrl: Shear Zone With Closely Spaced Fractures
Reporter: Johnson, Maureen G.
hrock_type: Quartzite
arock_type: Granite
Structure: Rocks Strike S 30 E, Dip 80 Sw.
tectonic: Basin And Range.
Year first produced: 1955
disc_yr: 1953
prod_yrs: 1955
discr: Walter N. Calvert (Nelsons Pride); Eugene D. Calvert (Terry Marie)
References:
  • Deposit:: DALE, STEWART, AND MCKINNEY, 1960, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF COCHISE, PIMA, AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES,: U.S.B.M. R.I. 5650
  • Deposit:: 1956 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.
  • Production:: DALE, ETAL, 1960, USBM RI 5650
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