Buzzard Mine

The Buzzard Mine is a silver mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,250 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

Name: Buzzard Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Yavapai

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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