Bunker Hill Mine

The Bunker Hill Mine is a gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,340 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

Name: Bunker Hill Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Yavapai

Elevation: 3,340 Feet (1,018 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 34.08306, -112.49194

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Bunker Hill Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Bunker Hill Mine
Secondary: Duco Boy
Secondary: Old Bradshaw Workings


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Vanadium
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Lead


Location

State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Castle Creek District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Glen Arm Land Co, Phoenix
Years: 1970 -

Owner Name: Wallace, L.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1933
Year Last Production: 1935
Discovery Year: 1870
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 In Precambrian Schist Trends N20e To N50e. Tertiary Volcanics Dip Ne, Strike Nw


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Minor Fe-Staining


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Silver
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite


Comments

Comment (Location): UTM COORDINATES TO SHAFT ON BUNKE HILL GROUP OF PATENTED CLAIMS

Comment (Development): 10 PATENTED CLAIMS, BUNKER HILL 1-5, SUNNYSIDE, SUNSET, SUNRISE, FOSTER, BRADSHAW WORKINGS

Comment (Workings): ALSO INCLINE TUNNEL 200 FT LONG. 3 MAIN SHAFTS, BUNKER HILL, NEW DISCOVERY ANNEX

Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS QUARTZ VEIN LOCALIZED ALONG LOW-ANGLE FAULT WHICH PROBABLY DISPLACES TERTIARY VOLCANIC ROCKS TO THE SOUTHEAST. DEPOSIT AGE PROBABLY MIOCENE

Comment (Deposit): BUNKER HILL IS SOMEWHAT UNLIKE OTHER DEPOSITS IN THE CASTLE CREEK DISTRICT AND MAY BELONG IN THE BLACK ROCK DISTRICT DUE TO THE HIGH-ANGLE VEINS AND LACK OF SPECULARITE-CHRYSOCOLLA ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT


References

Reference (Deposit): AZ DEPT MIN RES FILE DATA (UNDER DUCO BOY)

Reference (Deposit): USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 782, P. 183-184


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