Wildflower

The Wildflower is a silver mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,801 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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

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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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