Spring Creek Mine

The Spring Creek Mine is a gold and lead mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,400 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: Spring Creek Mine
Secondary: Old Mankins Prospect
Secondary: Yankee Dollar

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper

Location

State: Arizona
County: Gila
District: Spring Creek 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: Lee Folks, P. O. Box 197, Young, Az, And Evart Bunger, Globe, Az
Years: 1981 -

Owner Name: Silver Bullet Co.
Home Office: P.O. Box 321 Young Arizona
Years: 1981 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1926
Year Last Production: 1931
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

Form: LENSES, STRINGERS, MAINLY LENTICULAR

Structure

Type: R
Description: Schistosity Of Pinal Schist Generally Trends N40-60e. Schist Is Overlain By Scanlon Conglomerate About 100 Ft Thick. Unconformably Above Is A Tert Basalt Flow. S Of The Deposit Is A Mass Of Prec Quartz Porphyry. Prec Apache Group Is Exposed In The Region, But Is Missing Near The Mine

Type: L
Description: Veins Are Structurally Undisturbed Locally, Although There May Be A Fault Along Spring Creek

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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

Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Cerussite
Ore: Copper
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite

Comments

Comment (Location): 9 MILES SOUTH OF YOUNG, LOCATED IN BRADY CANYON ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1978)

Comment (Deposit): VEIN RANGE IN SIZE FROM STRINGERS TO THREE FEET LOCALLY, BUT AVERAGE A FEW INCHES. MAIN VEIN N 63 E, 83 SOUTH

Comment (Development): OPERATORS INCLUDED JOHN CAROLAN, M. MCAULIFFE, AND SPRING CREEK LEASING A MR MANKINS OPERATED MINE FOR GOLD PREVIOUS TO 1926, 1981 PLANS WERE TO CLEAN UP OLD WORKINGS AND PRODUCE ORE FROM A SMALL BLOCK. 12 UNPATENTED CLAIMS IN 1981

References

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): ADMR SPRING CREEK MINE FILE

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE

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