Wildflower Mine

The Wildflower Mine is a silver mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 7,100 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

Name: Wildflower Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Yavapai

Elevation: 7,100 Feet (2,164 Meters)

Commodity: Silver

Lat, Long: 34.22917, -112.35500

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Wildflower Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Wildflower Mine
Secondary: Sabronje Shoot
Secondary: Sabronje Drift
Secondary: Anaconda Tunnel


Commodity

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


Location

State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Tiger 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

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Golden Crown Mining Co.
Years: 1957 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1917
Year Last Production: 1919
Discovery Year: 1917
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: IRREGULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Foliation Trends N25e

Type: L
Description: Veins Parallel Regional Foliation


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericitization


Rocks

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


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ( 1922 ) 6 OZ. AG/TON, 2 1/2 % CU, 12 % ZN, $ 1.20 AU/TON


Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Silver
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Production): ITEM ( 9 ) IS ESTIMATED FROM $15,000 PRODUCTION AT $20.67 PER OUNCE AU.

Comment (Deposit): FISSURE VEIN WITH QUARTZ-SULFIDE FILLING FOUND IN MIXED QUARTZ-DIORITE, QUARTZ PORPHYRY, AND AMPHIBOLITE COUNTRY ROCK.


References

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 782, P. 167.

Reference (Deposit): ELSING, M.J., AND HEINEMAN, R.E., 1936, ARIZONA METAL PRODUCTION: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 140, P. 101.

Reference (Deposit): SAWYER, M.B., GURMENDI, A.C., DALEY, M.R., AND HOWELL, S.B., 1992, PRINCIPAL DEPOSITS OF STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MINERALS IN ARIZONA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES SPECIAL PUBLICATION, 334 P.

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI

Reference (Production): A.B.M. BULLETIN 140 , P. 101 .


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