Big Bethel Mine

The Big Bethel Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Mohave county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,150 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

Name: Big Bethel Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Mohave

Elevation: 4,150 Feet (1,265 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 35.30833, -114.12778

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Big Bethel Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Big Bethel Mine


Commodity

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


Location

State: Arizona
County: Mohave
District: Wallapai District


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: 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

Type: R
Description: Prec Schistosity N30e, Lcret Veins, Fissures, Dikes Nw To Nnw Regionally


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena


Comments

Comment (Geology): MINERALIZATION ASSOCIATED WITH PORPHYRY INTRUSION, LCRET ; GEOL.DESC: VEIN IS REPORTED TO BE 'LARGE'


References

Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, F.C., 1909 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE CERBAT RANGE, BLACK MOUNTAINS, AND GRAND WASH CLIFFS, MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA; U.S.G.S. BULL 397

Reference (Deposit): ELSING, M.J., 1936 , ARIZONA METAL PRODUCTION, ARIZ. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 140 , P. 95

Reference (Production): ARIZ. BUREAU OF MINES. BULL. 140 , P. 95

Reference (Deposit): DINGS, M.C., 1951 , THE WALLAPAI MINING DISTRICT, CERBAT MOUNTAINS, MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA; U.S.G.S. BULL. 978 - E


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