The Bill Arp Mine is a lead, silver, and copper mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,081 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: 3,081 Feet (939 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver, Copper
Lat, Long: 34.22556, -112.22056
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Bill Arp Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bill Arp Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Black Canyon District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Raymond, B.
Years: 1920 -
Owner Name: Bill Arp Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1919
Year Last Production: 1920
Discovery Year: 1925
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 Rocks Trends N 10 W
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: None
Rocks
Name: Mica Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): VEIN CUTS ACROSS SCHISTOSITY; 3 VEINS ON PROPERTY
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS VEIN IN PRECAMBRIAN QUARTZ-MICA SCHIST
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: EARLY 1900'S
References
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE
Reference (Deposit): JEROME, S.E., 1955, GEOLOGY OF BLACK CANYON AREA, PH.D. UTAH UNIV.
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