Blue Dick Mine

The Blue Dick Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,460 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

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Site Name

Primary: Blue Dick Mine

Commodity

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

Location

State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Hassayampa 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: V. F. Grove And Sons

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1902
Year Last Production: 1928
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 In Precambrian Rocks Trends N10w To N10e

Type: L
Description: Dikes And Veins Parallel Foliation

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Noe

Rocks

Name: Meta-Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1760.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic

Name: Meta-Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Meta-Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleoproterozoic

Name: Amphibolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1760.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

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

Comments

Comment (Location): ON EAST SIDE OF RIDGE, JUST WEST OF MARK TWAIN MINE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1964)

Comment (Deposit): MARK TWAIN IS PARALLEL VEIN, LOCATED A SHORT DISTANCE WEST OF THE BLUE DICK

Comment (Workings): MAIN TUNNEL IS 200 FT BELOW THE RIDGE. ON THE EAST SIDE

Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS VEIN WHICH CUTS PRECAMBRIAN METAVOLCANIC AND METASEDIMENTARY ROCKS. RHYOLITE PORPHYRY DIKES OF PROBABLE LCRET-TERT AGE POSSIBLY ASSOC. WITH VEINS

Comment (Deposit): LINDGREN (USGS BULL 782, P. 118) THOUGHT THE BLUE DICK WAS OF PRECAMBRIAN AGE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

References

Reference (Deposit): USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPING FILES

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 782, P. 117-118

Reference (Deposit): USGS GQ MAP GQ-997

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