Bishop's Knoll Mine

The Bishop's Knoll Mine is a gold and copper mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,301 feet.

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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

Name: Bishop's Knoll Mine

State: Arizona

County: Gila

Elevation: 4,301 Feet (1,311 Meters)

Primary Mineral: Gold, Copper

Lat, Long: 34.16222, -111.29306

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Bishop's Knoll Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Bishop's Knoll Mine

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper

Location

State: Arizona
County: Gila
District: Green Valley District

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest

Holdings

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Production

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1950
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

Orebody

Form: LINEAR

Structure

Type: R
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.

Alterations

Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Granite
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	Reference: LAUSEN, C., WILSON, E. D., 1924 , GOLD AND COPPER DEPOSITS NEAR PAYSON, ARIZONA: ABM BULLETIN 120 , P. 41 .
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: ARIZONA MINING JOURNAL, MAY 1920, P17.
Reference Category: Deposit	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