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Western Tungsten Mine (Western Mine), Cochise County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 24' 2'' North , 110° 19' 27'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
31.40056,-110.32417
GeoHash:
G#: 9t9d9s23k
GRN:
N21W68
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Sierra Vista Southeast14,797 (2011)11.8km
Miracle Valley644 (2011)16.4km
Sierra Vista43,355 (2017)17.2km
Palominas212 (2011)19.7km
Huachuca City1,755 (2017)25.3km
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ClubLocationDistance
Huachuca Mineral and Gem ClubSierra Vista, Arizona17km
Mindat Locality ID:
32767
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:32767:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former small surface and underground Cu-Ag-W-Pb mine located in the central-border of sec. 28 (W½) & sec. 29, T23S, R20E. First produced 1900 and produced during WWI. Owned by E. Neel and Frank Kitchen, Phoenix, AZ.

Mineralization is a lens-shaped ore body striking N20E and dipping 33NW, at 0.61 meters wide, bearing argentiferous galena and minor chalcopyrite, partly oxidized, with spotty, disseminated scheelite in a quartz lens along a fault zone cutting exotic blocks of paleozoic limestone in Triassic-Jurassic volcanics. Ore control was a thrust fault.

Workings include a small shaft and surface workings. Small, erratic production of silver-lead and copper carbonate ore during the early 1900's.

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4 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘvar. Silver-bearing Galena2.CD.10PbS with Ag
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘScheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing GalenaPbS with Ag
CaCalcium
Caⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AgSilver
Agⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing GalenaPbS with Ag
WTungsten
Wⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
Pbⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing GalenaPbS with Ag

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References

MRDS database Dep. ID file #10039573, MRDS ID #M050355; and, Dep. ID #10234169, MAS ID #0040030227.
Dale, V.B., Stewart, L.A., and McKinney, W.A. (1960), Tungsten deposits of Cochise, Pima, and Santa Cruz Counties., Arizona, U.S. Bureau of Mines Report of Investigation 5650: 39-40.
Hayes, P.T., and Raup, R.B. (1968) Geologic map of the Huachuca and Mustang Mountains, southeastern Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Geologic Investigations Map I-509, 1 sheet, scale 1:48,000.
(1973) Index of Mining Properties in Cochise County, Arizona. University of Arizona Bulletin 187. Arizona Bureau of Mines p.67 - Table 4
Ludington, Steve (1984) Preliminary resource assessment of the proposed Miller Peak Wilderness, Cochise County, Arizona. Open-File Report Vol. 1984 (84-293) US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/ofr84293 pp.3-4
Tuftin, S.E. and Armstrong, R.C. (1994) U.S. Bureau of Mines Open File Report Mineral Land Assessment (MLA) 1-94.
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