Bulldog Mine

The Bulldog Mine is a gold mine located in Pinal county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,051 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: Bulldog Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Pinal

Elevation: 2,051 Feet (625 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 33.46194, -111.51028

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Bulldog Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Bulldog Mine
Secondary: Bulldog and Enterprise Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper


Location

State: Arizona
County: Pinal
District: Goldfield District


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1914
Year Last Production: 1942
Discovery Year: 1892
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Andesite And Basalt Complex, Layers Generally Wnw Strike, 30 Ne Dip

Type: L
Description: Nw Trending Faults, N-S Dikes. Volcanic Complex Exposed 100 M Nw Of Mine On Blue Ridge


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Calcite


Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATED IN BULLDOG CANYON, 1 MILE WEST OF TOWN OF GOLDFIELD ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)

Comment (Development): OPERATORS INCLUDED SCHILL BROTHERS AND T.W. BEAUCHEMIN, O.D. MERRILL

Comment (Deposit): ORE ZONE AVERAGE WIDTH 10 FT. ENTERPRISE VEIN, 5 TO 6 FT IN WIDTH, RUNS PARALLEL TO BULLDOG VEIN

Comment (Workings): MAIN SHAFT 100 FT, OTHER SHAFTS 30-100 FT. 700 FT WORKINGS AT 50 FT LEVEL, 800 FT OF WORKINGS AT 100 FT. LEVEL-ALL FROM 1918 DESCRIPTION OF MINE

Comment (Geology): GRANITE AGE UNCERTAIN HERE, BUT IS PROBABLY PRECAMBRIAN


References

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): ADMR BULLDOG MINE FILE

Reference (Deposit): SHERIDAN, M.F.,1968. VOLCANIC GEOLOGY ALONG THE WESTERN PART OF THE APACHE TRAIL. IN ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY S. ARIZONA GUIDE BOOK III, P. 227-229.

Reference (Deposit): FODOR, 1969, PETROLOGY AND PETROGRAPHY OF THE VOLCANIC ROCKS IN THE GOLDFIELD MOUNTAINS, AZ, MS THESIS, AZ STATE UNIV


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