The Bullwhacker Mine is a lead mine located in Santa Cruz county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,499 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: 5,499 Feet (1,676 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 31.43333, -110.70278
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Bullwhacker Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bullwhacker Mine
Secondary: Golden Gate Claim
Secondary: North Mowry Mine
Secondary: Old Mowry Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Manganese
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Santa Cruz
District: Harshaw 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: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: U.S. Mining And Smelting Co.
Years: 1967 - 1970
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1880
Year Last Production: 1948
Discovery Year: 1880
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: IRREGULAR
Form: IRREGULAR
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Limestones In Region Surround Isolated, Brecciated Siliceous Rocks Which Apparently Intruded Host Rock Along Zones Of Weakness
Type: L
Description: Disconnected Mineralized Areas Are Several 100 Ft. North Of The Mowry Fault Contact And Are Strung About 500 Ft Along A Nw-Trending Belt
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxides Of Manganese And Iron Are Highly Decomposed; Replacement Of Limestone By Manganese Oxides
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1941 ASSAY VALUES AVERAGED 28% MN, 0.8-7.4 OZ/TON AG, 0.03% CU
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Barite
Comments
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPMENTS INCLUDED A 120-FT DEEP SHAFT; SEVERAL SHALLOW OPEN-CUTS; INCLINED UNDERGROUND WORKINGS FOLLOW DOWN DIP OF ORE ABOUT 130 FT; ORE OF HIGHEST GRADE FOUND AT 35 FT LEVEL
Comment (Location): 1/3 MILE NE OF MOWRY MINE; CONSIDERED PART OF MOWRY PROPERTY; IN EAST BASE OF MOWRY HILL; BULLWHACKER DEPOSITS ARE ON GOLDEN GATE CLAIM ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)
Comment (Development): OWNERS AND OPERATORS INCLUDED H. WOODRUFF R. BEYERLE, ABEL DE LA OSSA, A.S. HENDERSON, K. PETERSON, VANDERWALKER BROS., MAJULCA AND HENDERSON, LIZARAGA
Comment (Deposit): MANGANESE DEPOSITS FORM ERRATIC LENTICULAR REPLACEMENT BODIES IN LIMESTONE; ;MINERALIZED ZONE IS COMPOSED OF STRINGERS, VEINLETS, AND SMALL IRREGULAR BUNCHES OF MANGANESE OXIDES LARGELY ORIENTED ALONG STEEPLY DIPPING FRACTURES STRIKING ABOUT N45W; BULK OF ORE MINED FROM AN IRREGULAR LENTICULAR BODY STRIKING N60W AND DIPPING ABOUT 40 NE
Comment (Geology): WIDER MASSES OF ORE ARE SEPARATED BY LOWER GRADE MATERIAL OR UNREPLACED LIMESTONE OF VARIOUS WIDTHS; MAJORITY OF ORE PRODUCTION FROM 3 FAIRLY CLOSELY SPACED FRACTURE ZONES WITHIN AN IRREGULAR SURFACE AREA ABOUT 150 FT. SQUARE; ONE OF THE3 FRACTURES DIPS STEEPLY NW AND CUTS LIMESTONE BEDS; OTHER 2 FRACTURES FOLLOW LIMESTONE BEDDING PLANES, DIPPING MODERATELY NE
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH STANTON B., 1975, INDEX IOF MINING PROPERTIES IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 191, P. 80
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT FILES STANTON B. KEITH 11) ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE, BULLWACKER MINE (GOLDEN GATE)
Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, FRANK C., 1915, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE SANTA RITA AND PATAGONIA MOUNTAINS, ARIZONA; USGS BULLETIN 582, P. 305-306
Reference (Deposit): BLM DISTRICT MINING SHEET 723
Reference (Deposit): FARNHAM, L.L. STEWART, L.A., AND C.W. DELONG, 1961, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF EASTERN ARIZONA; U.S. BUREAU OF MINES IC 7990, P. 162-165
Reference (Deposit): ADMR FILE DATA; GOLDEN GATE (BULLWHACKER), MOWRY MINE
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, GEORGE E., 1956, THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MOWRY AREA, SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA; M.S. THESIS, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZ3NA, 44 PP
Reference (Deposit): SIMONS, FRANK S., 1974, GEOLOGIC MAP AND SECTIONS OF THE NOGALES AND LOCHIEL QUADRANGLES, SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA; USGS AP I-762 (1:48000)
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): USBM FILES; BULLWACKER DEPOSITS, GOLDEN GATE MINE
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