Zulu Mine

The Zulu Mine is a gold and copper mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,862 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: Zulu Mine

State: Arizona

County: Gila

Elevation: 3,862 Feet (1,177 Meters)

Primary Mineral: Gold, Copper

Lat, Long: 34.15639, -111.39583

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Zulu Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Zulu Mine
Secondary: Gila Monster Group
Secondary: Green Mountain Properties
Secondary: Toronado Mine

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Vanadium

Location

State: Arizona
County: Gila
District: Green Valley District

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest

Holdings

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Craig, William

Production

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1940
Discovery Year: 1878
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

Orebody

Form: STRINGERS

Structure

Alterations

Rocks

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

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

Analytical Data

Materials

Comments

Comment Type: Deposit	Comment: THIS RECORD CONTAINS DATA FROM DUPLICATE RECORD D000077 OF R.P. FISCHER WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MAIN MRDS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
Comment Type: Workings	Comment: PROPERTY HAS BEEN DEVELOPED BY A 2-COMPARTMENT SHAFT, UNKNOWN DEPTH. DUMP SIZE SUGGESTS SOME STOPING OR DRIFTING DONE ON THE VEIN. SHAFT 200 FT DEEP IN 1920.
Comment Type: Location	Comment: 15 MILES SW OF PAYSON, AZ. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1978)
Comment Type: Development	Comment: OPERATORS INCLUDED R.E. PHILLIPS, W.L. LOVELADY, LOUKS AND JACKSON, J. GARFIELD BUEL, JACK CUSHION, MOUNTAIN CONSOLIDATED MINING CO
Comment Type: Geology	Comment: SEE CONWAY, 1976, FOR REGIONAL GEOLOGY.

References

Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: CONWAY, 1976, PETROLOGY, STRUCTURE, AND EVOLUTION OF A PRECAMBRIAN VOLCANIC AND PLUTONIC COMPLEX, TONTO BASIN, GILA COUNTY, AZ: PHD THESIS, CAL TECH.
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: GALBRAITH, 1941, ARIZ. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 149, P. 65.
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: ARIZ BUR MINES BULL, P. 40.
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: ADMR GILA MONSTER FILE.
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: USBM CLUSTER NO. 1076.
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: ABGMT/USBM PRODUCTION FILE DATA.