Bi-Metals Mine

The Bi-Metals Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,861 feet.

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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: Bi-Metals Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Yavapai

Elevation: 2,861 Feet (872 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 34.24833, -112.22861

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Bi-Metals Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Bi-Metals Mine
Secondary: Snaffle Mine
Secondary: Sneffell Mine
Secondary: Santa Rosa Mine


Commodity

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


Location

State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Black Canyon District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Roy Potts
Years: 1961 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1908
Year Last Production: 1961
Discovery Year: 1897
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

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Foliation Trends N 20 W

Type: L
Description: Vein Parallels Foliation


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: None


Rocks

Name: Amphibolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic

Name: Mica Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: LATE 1890'S

Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS BRECCIATED QUARTZ VEIN WHICH TRENDS PARALLEL TO DIKE OF CRAZY BASIN QUARTZ MONZONITE. DIKE INTRUDES AMPHIBOLITE AND QUARTZ MICA SCHIST. CONTACT OF BATHOLITH 200 FEET TO SOUTHWEST.


References

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE.

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA.

Reference (Deposit): JEROME, S.E., 1956 UNPUB PH.D.UNIV OF UTAH, 145 P.

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI


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