Dead Bull Mine

The Dead Bull Mine is a gold mine located in Pinal county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,600 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

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Site Name

Primary: Dead Bull Mine
Secondary: Bluebird Property

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper

Location

State: Arizona
County: Pinal
District: Oracle 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

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Cooper,
Years: 1938 -

Owner Name: J. E. Dietrich And Associates
Years: 1940 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1937
Year Last Production: 1938
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

Not available

Structure

Type: R
Description: Mine Is North Of Mogul Fault, Within 1/4 Mile (Exact Mine Location Unknown)-Upthrown Side Of Mogul

Type: L
Description: Diabase Dikes + Diorite Dikes, Nw Trending

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Hematite

Comments

Comment (Location): 300 FT WEST OF AMERICAN FLAG SPRING ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)

Comment (Development): H.T. COOPER OPERATED MINE DURING 1937. SIX UNPATENTED CLAIMS IN 1940 OPERATED BY R. L. OLIVER IN 1938

Comment (Deposit): VEINS FROM 18 INCHES TO 4FT IN WIDTH

Comment (Workings): ONE INCLINED SHAFT 110 FT, ONE INCLINED SHAFT 45 FT, FOUR SHAFTS VARYING FROM 8FT-30FT

Comment (Geology): SMALL DEPOSIT WITH MINERALIZATION PROBABLY RELATED TO LCRET-TERT INTRUSIVE PERIOD, MOST EVIDENT S OF THE MOGUL FAULT, S OF MINE

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 1218, 1967

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE

Reference (Deposit): ADMR DEAD BULL FILE

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): USBM FILE DATA, CLUSTER 473

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