The Hackberry Mine is a copper, zinc, lead, and gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,701 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: 4,701 Feet (1,433 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Zinc, Lead, Gold
Lat, Long: 34.41694, -112.27194
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Hackberry Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hackberry Mine
Secondary: Hackberry Dump
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Big Bug 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: Fred Gibbs
Home Office: Prescott, Az.
Years: 1970 -
Production
Year: 1931
Time Period: 1930 - 1931
Description: Cp_Grade: ^0.113 Oz. Au/Ton, 5.18 Oz. Ag/Ton, 2 % Cu, 3.5 % Pb, 9 % Zn.
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1905
Year Last Production: 1956
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: Bedding Trends N20e
Type: L
Description: Foliation Trends N25e
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Chloritization, Silicification
Rocks
Name: Chert
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Tuff
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Chlorite
Comments
Comment (Production): ITEM (9) IS ESTIMATED FROM $5,000 OF GOLD AT $20.67 PER OUNCE
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF 5 LENSES; EACH LENS RANGES FROM 60 TO 140 FT LONG; AVERAGE WIDTH OF ORE LENSES IS 6 FT
Comment (Geology): MASSIVE SULFIDE LENS IN METARHYOLITE
References
Reference (Production): ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 140 , P. 101
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, C.A. AND BLACET, P.M., 1972 , PRECAMBRIAN GEOLOGY OF THE NORTHERN BRADSHAW MOUNTAINS, YAVAPAI COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 1336 , P. 74
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 782, P. 141
Reference (Deposit): ELSING, M.J. AND HEINEMAN, R.E., 1936 , ARIZONA METAL PRODUCTION: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 140 , P. 101
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
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