The Wildflower is a silver mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,801 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: 6,801 Feet (2,073 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 34.2292, -112.35500
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Wildflower MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Wildflower
Secondary: Patented Claims M S 1232,1233 And
Secondary: Sabronje Shoot Or Drift
Secondary: Anaconda Tunnel
Secondary: Green Mtn Gen No 289
Secondary: 1236, 1235, 4542, 4544
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Tiger
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
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Golden Crown Mining Co
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1957
Production
Year: 1919
Time Period: 1917-1919
Description: 1917-1919: 400,000 Lb Cu, $15,000 Au, $30,000 Ag, 13,000 St Ore
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Silver
Comments
Comment (Exploration): DEPOSIT WAS DISCOVERED PRIOR TO 1917.
References
Reference (Deposit): CLAIMS EXTEND INTO W2NWSW OF SEC.3,E2SE OF SEC.4,N2NENW OF
Reference (Deposit): SEC 9
Reference (Deposit): BLM MINING DIST.SHEET 210,211
Reference (Deposit): ADMR WILDFLOWER MINE FILE
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN W ORE DEPOSITS OF THE JEROME AND BRADSHAW MTN QUADS
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 782 1926 P 166
Reference (Deposit): GUITERAS J R GOLD MINING AND MILLING IN THE BLACK CANYON
Reference (Deposit): AREA USBM IC 6905 1936 P 41
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