Bullard Mine

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

Name: Bullard Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Yavapai

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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