The Bobtail Group is a copper, silver, and gold mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,000 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
Elevation: 5,000 Feet (1,524 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 33.2736, -110.86140
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Bobtail Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bobtail Group
Secondary: Doak Group
Secondary: Wisner-Glassburn Property
Secondary: Mariana Property
Secondary: Bobaway Property
Secondary: Twentieth Century Claims
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Tungsten
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Arizona
County: Gila
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: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
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
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): RANSOME F L GEOLOGY OF THE GLOBE COPPER DISTRICT USGS PP 12
Reference (Deposit): ADMR BOBTAIL GROUP FILE
Reference (Deposit): USBM 1C 8078 1961 P 3-7
Reference (Deposit): DALE V B TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF GILA YAVAPAI AND MOHAVE CTY
Reference (Deposit): USGS PINAL PEAK QUAD
Reference (Deposit): CLAIMS EXTEND INTO SEC 7 T2S R15E
Reference (Deposit): ADMR TWENTIETH CENTURY MINE FILE
Reference (Deposit): P 161
Reference (Deposit): ADMR "U" FILE CU 18 AND W 10
Arizona Gold
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