The Big Bug Mine is a copper mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,541 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 4,541 Feet (1,384 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 34.41639, -112.19972
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Big Bug Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Big Bug Mine
Secondary: Burzog
Secondary: Old Miner
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Agua Fria District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Mountain Copper Co.
Years: 1944 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1918
Year Last Production: 1944
Discovery Year: 1912
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: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENS
Structure
Type: R
Description: Bedding Trends N 20 W
Type: L
Description: Foliation Trends N 10 W
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Chloritization Intense
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Chlorite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Dolomite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: EARLY 1910'S
Comment (Deposit): ORIENTATION OF DEPOSIT SOMEWHAT ASKEW TO FOLIATION AND GENERAL BEDDING
Comment (Location): 0.3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF STODDARD MINE
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS MASSIVE SULFIDE LENS IN METARHYOLITE
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 782. P. 145
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 1336, PLATE 2
Reference (Deposit): USBM MINE MAP REPOSITORY, REEL 4045-17
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