The Brindle Pup Prospect is a zinc and lead mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,450 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: 6,450 Feet (1,966 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Lead
Lat, Long: 34.64583, -112.11611
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Brindle Pup Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Brindle Pup Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Black Hills 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.
Administrative Organization: Prescott National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
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: LENTICULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS ARE CAVED.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 782, P. 100.
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, C.A., AND CREASEY, S.C., 1958, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE JEROME AREA, YAVAPAI COUNTY, ARIZONA: USGS PROF. PAPER 308, P. 177.
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