Bill Arp Mine

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

Name: Bill Arp Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Yavapai

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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