The Bishop's Knoll Mine is a gold and copper mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,301 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: 4,301 Feet (1,311 Meters)
Primary Mineral: Gold, Copper
Lat, Long: 34.16222, -111.29306
Bishop's Knoll Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bishop's Knoll MineCommodity
Primary: GoldPrimary: Copper
Location
State: ArizonaCounty: Gila
District: Green Valley District
Land Status
Land ownership: National ForestHoldings
Workings
Type: UndergroundOwnership
Production
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1950
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1950
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane PlateausPhysiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Orebody
Form: LINEARStructure
Type: R
Description: Major Nw Trending Fault Nearby.
Description: Major Nw Trending Fault Nearby.
Type: L
Description: Faulting Occurs Later Than The Intrusion Of The Dikes Payson Granite Outcrops E Of Fault. Tertiary Sediments Outcrop 1 Mile S Of Mine. Nw-Se Fissures Are Common, Parallel Ne-Sw. Diorite Dikes Also Present. Ne-Trending Thrust Fault 1 Mile E Of Mine.
Description: Faulting Occurs Later Than The Intrusion Of The Dikes Payson Granite Outcrops E Of Fault. Tertiary Sediments Outcrop 1 Mile S Of Mine. Nw-Se Fissures Are Common, Parallel Ne-Sw. Diorite Dikes Also Present. Ne-Trending Thrust Fault 1 Mile E Of Mine.
Alterations
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcocite
Comments
Comment Type: Development |
Comment: 51 CLAIMS IN 1920 |
Comment Type: Workings |
Comment: VERY LITTLE DEVELOPMENT WROK HAS BEEN ON THE PROPERTY |
Comment Type: Location |
Comment: LOCATION IN GENERAL AREA ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1964) |
Comment Type: Production |
Comment: NO PRODUCTION RECORD |
Comment Type: Deposit |
Comment: Discovery Year: 1900'S |
References
Reference Category: Deposit
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Reference: LAUSEN, C., WILSON, E. D., 1924 , GOLD AND COPPER DEPOSITS NEAR PAYSON, ARIZONA: ABM BULLETIN 120 , P. 41 .
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Reference Category: Deposit
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Reference: ARIZONA MINING JOURNAL, MAY 1920, P17.
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Reference Category: Deposit
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Reference: CONWAY,C.M.1976. PETROLOGY, STRUCTURE, AND EVOLUTION OF A PRECAMBRIAN VOLCANIC AND PLUTONIC COMPLEX, TONTO BASIN, GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA,CALIF INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, PHD THESIS
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