The Thunderbolt Mine is a silver mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,874 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: 2,874 Feet (876 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 34.23528, -112.20583
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Thunderbolt Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Thunderbolt Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Black Canyon District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Black Canyon Mining Association
Years: 1945 -
Owner Name: Don Faubert
Years: 1968 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1911
Year Last Production: 1968
Discovery Year: 1905
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Foliation And Transposed Bedding In Metavolcanic Rocks Trends N-S
Type: L
Description: Low-Angle (Less Than 40 Deg) Veins Cut Across Foliation
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AVERAGE ASSAY: 8 OZ. AG/TON, 1 % PB, 1.5 % ZN
Materials
Ore: Proustite
Ore: Silver
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Workings): MAIN ADIT FOLLOWS VEIN FOR 1600 FEET
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS LOW-ANGLE QUARTZ VEIN WHICH CUTS PROTEROZOIC ROCKS. VEIN MAY OR MAY NOT BE SPATIALLY ASSOCIATED WITH DIORITE-BASALT DIKES OF PROBABLE MIOCENE AGE
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 782, P. 158
Reference (Deposit): GUITERAS, J.R., 1936 , GOLD MINING AND MILLING IN THE BLACK CANYON AREA, YAVAPAI COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.B.M. INFORMATION CIRCULAR 6905 , P. 21
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILES
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): ARIZNA DEPT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA
Reference (Production): U.S.B.M. I.C. 6905 , P. 22 ; U.S.G.S. BULL. 782 , P. 158
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