The Bi-Metals Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,861 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: 2,861 Feet (872 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 34.24833, -112.22861
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Bi-Metals Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bi-Metals Mine
Secondary: Snaffle Mine
Secondary: Sneffell Mine
Secondary: Santa Rosa Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Black Canyon District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Roy Potts
Years: 1961 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1908
Year Last Production: 1961
Discovery Year: 1897
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: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Foliation Trends N 20 W
Type: L
Description: Vein Parallels Foliation
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: None
Rocks
Name: Amphibolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Mica Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Quartz Monzonite
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: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: LATE 1890'S
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS BRECCIATED QUARTZ VEIN WHICH TRENDS PARALLEL TO DIKE OF CRAZY BASIN QUARTZ MONZONITE. DIKE INTRUDES AMPHIBOLITE AND QUARTZ MICA SCHIST. CONTACT OF BATHOLITH 200 FEET TO SOUTHWEST.
References
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE.
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA.
Reference (Deposit): JEROME, S.E., 1956 UNPUB PH.D.UNIV OF UTAH, 145 P.
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
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