The Bismuth is a gold mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,800 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: 4,800 Feet (1,463 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 31.9081, -109.12500
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Bismuth MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bismuth
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Bismuth
Location
State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: California 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
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Ownership
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Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
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Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
Comment (Deposit): IN THIS GENERAL AREA ARE 3 SHORT SHAFTS, UP TO 35 FT DEEP, AND SEVERAL SMALL PITS. THE WORKINGS ARE IN ALTERED LIMESTONE AND MARBLE, WITH FINE DISSEMINATED PYRITE AT PLACES, CLOSE TO A CONTACT WITH VOLCANIC ROCK. UNLIKELY ANY PRODUCTION FROM THE PROSPECTS. SIX SAMPLES WERE TAKEN FROM THESE PROSPECTS; THE HIGHEST GOLD ASSAY WAS 17 PPB; THE HIGHEST SILVER ASSAY WAS 1.8 PPM, AND THE HIGHEST BISMUTH ASSAY WAS 150 PPM; OTHER METALS HAD LOW ASSAY CONCENTRATIONS. IN 1990 NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION PROPOSED TO DRILL FOUR HOLES IN THIS AREA TO AUGMENT A SURFACE MINERAL EXPLORATION PROGRAM FOR A PRECIOUS METAL TARGET. IN 1991 THE COMPANY WITHDREW ITS APPLICATION TTO DRILL EXPLORATORY HOLES BECAUSE OF PUBLIC OPPOSITION TO MINING ACTIVITY IN THIS AREA, AND BECAUSE OF A BILL PUT BEFORE CONGRESS TO WITHDRAW APPROX. 13,000 ACRES IN THE CORONADO NATIONAL FOREST FROM MINING AND MINERAL LEASING LAWS.
References
Reference (Deposit): ARIZONA BUR MINES FILE DATA CIRCA 1973
Reference (Deposit): BROWN, S. D., 1993, MINERAL APPRAISAL OF THE CORONADO
Reference (Deposit): NATIONAL FOREST, PART 2, CHIRICAHUA-PEDREGOSA MOUNTAINS
Reference (Deposit): UNIT, COCHISE COUNTY, ARIZONA: USBM 0PEN-FILE REPORT
Reference (Deposit): MLA 12-93, 188 P.
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