The Bullion Bar Mine Group is a gold mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,221 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 2,221 Feet (677 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 32.14139, -112.64389
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Bullion Bar Mine Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bullion Bar Mine Group
Secondary: Mountain Lion Group
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Tungsten
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pima
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: STRINGERS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver
Ore: Scheelite
Comments
Comment (Location): PAPAGO INDIAN RESERVATION
Comment (Production): "FEW TENS OF TONS" OF GOLD ORE IN 1917 - 1918 .
Comment (Workings): SHAFT AND PIT WORKINGS.
Comment (Geology): GRANITIC ROCKS ARE DECOMPOSED, ENRICHED IN GOLD NEAR THE SURFACE.
Comment (Deposit): THIS RECORD CONTAINS INFORMATION FROM DUPLICATE RECORD D000791 WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MRDS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
References
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
Reference (Production): ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 122 .
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S. B., 1974 , INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189 , P. 122
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