Silver Bullion Mine

The Silver Bullion Mine is a silver, lead, and copper mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,641 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

Name: Silver Bullion Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Pima

Elevation: 2,641 Feet (805 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Lead, Copper

Lat, Long: 32.19528, -112.11861

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Silver Bullion Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Silver Bullion Mine
Secondary: Black Prince Mine?


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Molybdenum


Location

State: Arizona
County: Pima


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Year: 1924
Time Period: To 1924
Description: Cp_Grade: ^9 Oz/T Ag, 11% Pb, 1% Cu


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1850
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: BUNCHY


Structure

Type: L
Description: Strong Fault Zone


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidized


Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 3 SAMPLES FROM MINE WORKINGS 0.107%, 0.188%, 0.036% EU308


Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Silver
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Calcite


Comments

Comment (Location): BLACK PRINCE LISTED IN MOLYBDENUM FILE AS BEING IN SECS 24 & 13, T 14S, R1E.

Comment (Deposit): THIS REPORT REPRESENTS A MERGER OF ORIGINAL RECORD M000025 WITH RE CORD M030536 OF JAN WILT IN MOLYBDENUM FILE; CONTACT PERSON T.G. THEOD ORE, USGS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: MID 1800'S


References

Reference (Deposit): AZ BUR GEOL FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, 1974, ABM BULL 189

Reference (Production): KEITH, 1974; ABM FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): USAEC RME-159, JUNE 1970

Reference (Deposit): MINES HANDBOOK, 1922


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