The Bullard Mine is a copper, gold, and silica mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,799 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: 2,799 Feet (853 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Gold, Silica
Lat, Long: 34.05528, -113.27444
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Bullard Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bullard Mine
Secondary: Little Giant
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silica
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Bullard District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: J. C. Bullard ; R. W. Bullard
Years: 1938 -
Owner Name: Bullard Gold Mines; J. C. Fessender;
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1935
Year Last Production: 1956
Discovery Year: 1885
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
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Tertiary Volcanics Strike N70w, Dip Steeply Southwest
Type: L
Description: Veins Parallel Faults Which Cut Volcanics At An Angle
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Minor
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 15.000000+-
Dating Method: K-Ar
Material Analyzed: Biotite
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 15.000000+-
Dating Method: K-Ar
Material Analyzed: Biotite
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Copper
Ore: Gold
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Unknown: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): ORE WAS SHIPPED OUT IN 1919 BY ABBOTT AND BRYAN (1938)
Comment (Deposit): APPARENTLY LITTLE OR NO RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CU & AU CONTENTS. DEPOSIT IS QUARTZ-CALCITE VEIN.
Comment (Workings): 2,000 FEET OF SHAFTS AND TUNNELS, ALSO HAS OPEN CUTS, PITS AND STRIPPING ALONG THE OUTCROPS
Comment (Development): 27 PATENTED CLAIMS, 1 UNPATENTED, MAIN CLAIMS AT WORKINGS ARE HOMESTAKE, SWEEPSTAKE, WASHINGTON, AND RATTLER
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1880'S
References
Reference (Deposit): PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
Reference (Deposit): USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPING FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT OPEN FILE REPORT 79-1. (SAME AS USGS OFR 79-1429)
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