The Burney Mines is a zinc, silver, lead, and copper mine located in Pinal county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,199 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 4,199 Feet (1,280 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Silver, Lead, Copper
Lat, Long: 32.55222, -110.79778
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Burney Mines MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Burney Mines
Secondary: Birthday
Secondary: Copper Rose
Secondary: Lead Reef
Secondary: Stove Lid
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pinal
District: Burney District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Burney, Robert
Years: 1973 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1947
Year Last Production: 1967
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
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: N To Nw Mogul Fault Is 1 Mile N With Prec Oracle Granite To N; 25 M.Y. Samaniego Granite Intrudes Precambrian Rocks 1 Mile S Of Mines
Type: L
Description: Nw Trending Faults And Dikes; Ne Trending Faults With Minor Displacement
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Not Deeply Oxidized, Some Fresh Sulfides
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrolusite
Ore: Silver
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Psilomelane
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Development): INCLUDES COPPER ROSE, BIRTHDAY, LEAD REEF AND STOVE LID TUNNELS. 26 CLAIMS IN AREA INCLUDE THE COPPER ROSE, LEAD REEF, AND STOVE LID CLAIMS
Comment (Deposit): AT LEAST ONE 6 FT THICK VEIN
Comment (Workings): ONE 84 FT INCLINED SHAFT, FROM THE 64 FT LEVEL AN 80 FT DRIFT W (BIRTHDAY); ;ALSO A 62 FT SHAFT WITH 30 DEG INCLINE (1966). OLDER TUNNELS, 1939, WERE 50, 25, AND 10 FT
Comment (Deposit): NO INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO SEPARATE TUNNELS AVAILABLE OTHER THAN FOR BIRTHDAY. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
Comment (Location): TUNNEL ON W BANK OF CANADA DEL ORO USED AS LOCATION. UNSURVEYED LAND. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION UNDER COPPER ROSE, BIRTHDAY, LEAD REEF, AND STOVE LID ON ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
References
Reference (Deposit): ADMR BIRTHDAY MINE FILE
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): WALLACE, R.M., 1955. STRUCTURE OF THE NORTHERN END OF THE SANTA CATALINA MOUNTAINS, ARIZONA U.A. PHD THESIS, 45 P.
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