The Buzzard Mine is a silver mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,250 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: 6,250 Feet (1,905 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 34.40861, -112.47694
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Buzzard Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Buzzard Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Arsenic
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Hassayampa 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: Winslow Bennet
Years: 1946 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1919
Year Last Production: 1946
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
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Foliation In Precambrian Rocks Trends N10w To N20w
Type: L
Description: Dikes And Veins Parallel Foliation
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: None
Rocks
Name: Meta-Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Amphibolite
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
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz
Unknown: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS VEIN WHICH CUTS PRECAMBRIAN METAVOLCANIC AND METASEDIMENTARY ROCKS. RHYOLITE PORPHYRY DIKES OF PROBABLE LCRET-TERT AGE ASSOCIATED WITH VEINS. RHYOLITE DIKES NOT PROVEN AT BUZZARD.
Comment (Development): BUZZARD MINE ON BUZZARD AND RAVEN CLAIMS OPERATED IN 1919 BY DOS ORIC MINING CO
References
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, 1926, USGS BULL 782, P. 118
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE (DOS ORIS FILE)
Reference (Production): U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 782 , P. 118
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