The Billy Bryan Prospect is a gold mine located in Mohave county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,999 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: 3,999 Feet (1,219 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 35.03389, -114.36250
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Billy Bryan Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Billy Bryan Prospect
Secondary: Bonanza
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Mohave
District: San Francisco District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
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
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Nnw To Wnw Trending Vein And Fault System In Tert Volcanic Rocks
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION RECORD
Comment (Development): BILLY BRYAN WAS BOUGHT BY THE GOLD ROAD MINING CO AND INCORPORATED INTO THEIR GOLD ROAD MINE PRIOR TO 1909
References
Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, F.C., 1909, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CERBAT RANGE, BLACK MOUNTAINS, AND THE GRAND WASH CLIFFS, MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. BULL. 397, P. 164
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