The Wildflower Mine is a silver mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 7,100 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: 7,100 Feet (2,164 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 34.22917, -112.35500
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Wildflower Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Wildflower Mine
Secondary: Sabronje Shoot
Secondary: Sabronje Drift
Secondary: Anaconda Tunnel
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Tiger 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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Golden Crown Mining Co.
Years: 1957 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1917
Year Last Production: 1919
Discovery Year: 1917
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: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Foliation Trends N25e
Type: L
Description: Veins Parallel Regional Foliation
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericitization
Rocks
Name: Gabbro
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ( 1922 ) 6 OZ. AG/TON, 2 1/2 % CU, 12 % ZN, $ 1.20 AU/TON
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Silver
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): ITEM ( 9 ) IS ESTIMATED FROM $15,000 PRODUCTION AT $20.67 PER OUNCE AU.
Comment (Deposit): FISSURE VEIN WITH QUARTZ-SULFIDE FILLING FOUND IN MIXED QUARTZ-DIORITE, QUARTZ PORPHYRY, AND AMPHIBOLITE COUNTRY ROCK.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 782, P. 167.
Reference (Deposit): ELSING, M.J., AND HEINEMAN, R.E., 1936, ARIZONA METAL PRODUCTION: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 140, P. 101.
Reference (Deposit): SAWYER, M.B., GURMENDI, A.C., DALEY, M.R., AND HOWELL, S.B., 1992, PRINCIPAL DEPOSITS OF STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MINERALS IN ARIZONA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES SPECIAL PUBLICATION, 334 P.
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
Reference (Production): A.B.M. BULLETIN 140 , P. 101 .
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