The Silver Bullion Mine is a silver, lead, and copper mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,641 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 2,641 Feet (805 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Copper
Lat, Long: 32.19528, -112.11861
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Silver Bullion Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Bullion Mine
Secondary: Black Prince Mine?
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pima
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1924
Time Period: To 1924
Description: Cp_Grade: ^9 Oz/T Ag, 11% Pb, 1% Cu
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1850
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: BUNCHY
Structure
Type: L
Description: Strong Fault Zone
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidized
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 3 SAMPLES FROM MINE WORKINGS 0.107%, 0.188%, 0.036% EU308
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Silver
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Location): BLACK PRINCE LISTED IN MOLYBDENUM FILE AS BEING IN SECS 24 & 13, T 14S, R1E.
Comment (Deposit): THIS REPORT REPRESENTS A MERGER OF ORIGINAL RECORD M000025 WITH RE CORD M030536 OF JAN WILT IN MOLYBDENUM FILE; CONTACT PERSON T.G. THEOD ORE, USGS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: MID 1800'S
References
Reference (Deposit): AZ BUR GEOL FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, 1974, ABM BULL 189
Reference (Production): KEITH, 1974; ABM FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): USAEC RME-159, JUNE 1970
Reference (Deposit): MINES HANDBOOK, 1922
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