The Bee Hive Mine is a gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,199 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: 4,199 Feet (1,280 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 34.15833, -112.68083
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Bee Hive Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bee Hive Mine
Secondary: Beehive Gold
Secondary: Zieger
Secondary: Peterson Group Claims
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Rich Hill District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Multi-Minerals, Ltd.
Years: 1975 -
Owner Name: Cruiser Minerals Ltd.
Home Office: Vancouver, British Columbia
Years: 1986 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1918
Year Last Production: 1941
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENSES
Structure
Type: R
Description: Foliation In Precambrian Metamorphic Rocks Trends N10e To N25 E; Granitic Rocks Unfoliated
Type: L
Description: Veins Parallel Mafic Dikes Which Trend Northeast And Dip At Low Angles, Usually Less Than 40 Deg
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Minor Sericite Along Vein Walls
Rocks
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Development): 5 OF THE 7 CLAIMS ARE ON THE MAIN VEIN. BETWEEN 1984 AND 1986, CRUISER MINERALS LTD. COMPLETED A DRILLING PROGRAM TO TEST DOWN DIP MINERALIZATION. J.J. ARLON WAS OPERATOR IN 1941.
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT IS QUARTZ VEIN WHICH CUTS PRECAMBRIAN GRANITIC ROCKS. VEIN LOCALIZED ALONG SHALLOWLY-DIPPING ANDESITE AND DIORITE DIKES.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS INCLUDE TWO MAJOR TUNNELS AS WELL AS A COUPLE OF SHAFTS. UNDERGROUND WORKINGS WERE REHABILITATED AND CHANNEL SAMPLED APPROXIMATELY 1984 TO 1986.
References
Reference (Deposit): WILSON, E.D., 1934, ARIZONA LODE GOLD MINES AND GOLD MINING: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 137, P. 68.
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILES
Reference (Deposit): ABGNT-USBM FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): ARIZONA DEPT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): NIEMUTH, N.J., 1987, ARIZONA MINERAL DEVELOPMENT 1984-1986: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCESDIRECTORY 29, 46 P.
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