Thunderbolt Mine

The Thunderbolt Mine is a silver mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,874 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

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Site Name

Primary: Thunderbolt Mine

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Copper

Location

State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Black Canyon 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

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Black Canyon Mining Association
Years: 1945 -

Owner Name: Don Faubert
Years: 1968 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1911
Year Last Production: 1968
Discovery Year: 1905
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

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Type: R
Description: Foliation And Transposed Bedding In Metavolcanic Rocks Trends N-S

Type: L
Description: Low-Angle (Less Than 40 Deg) Veins Cut Across Foliation

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic

Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: AVERAGE ASSAY: 8 OZ. AG/TON, 1 % PB, 1.5 % ZN

Materials

Ore: Proustite
Ore: Silver
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite

Comments

Comment (Workings): MAIN ADIT FOLLOWS VEIN FOR 1600 FEET

Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS LOW-ANGLE QUARTZ VEIN WHICH CUTS PROTEROZOIC ROCKS. VEIN MAY OR MAY NOT BE SPATIALLY ASSOCIATED WITH DIORITE-BASALT DIKES OF PROBABLE MIOCENE AGE

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 782, P. 158

Reference (Deposit): GUITERAS, J.R., 1936 , GOLD MINING AND MILLING IN THE BLACK CANYON AREA, YAVAPAI COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.B.M. INFORMATION CIRCULAR 6905 , P. 21

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILES

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): ARIZNA DEPT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA

Reference (Production): U.S.B.M. I.C. 6905 , P. 22 ; U.S.G.S. BULL. 782 , P. 158

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