Bullwhacker Mine

The Bullwhacker Mine is a lead mine located in Santa Cruz county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,499 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: Bullwhacker Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Santa Cruz

Elevation: 5,499 Feet (1,676 Meters)

Commodity: Lead

Lat, Long: 31.43333, -110.70278

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Bullwhacker Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Bullwhacker Mine
Secondary: Golden Gate Claim
Secondary: North Mowry Mine
Secondary: Old Mowry Mine


Commodity

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


Location

State: Arizona
County: Santa Cruz
District: Harshaw 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: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: U.S. Mining And Smelting Co.
Years: 1967 - 1970


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1880
Year Last Production: 1948
Discovery Year: 1880
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: Sonoran Desert


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR

Form: IRREGULAR

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Limestones In Region Surround Isolated, Brecciated Siliceous Rocks Which Apparently Intruded Host Rock Along Zones Of Weakness

Type: L
Description: Disconnected Mineralized Areas Are Several 100 Ft. North Of The Mowry Fault Contact And Are Strung About 500 Ft Along A Nw-Trending Belt


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxides Of Manganese And Iron Are Highly Decomposed; Replacement Of Limestone By Manganese Oxides


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 1941 ASSAY VALUES AVERAGED 28% MN, 0.8-7.4 OZ/TON AG, 0.03% CU


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Barite


Comments

Comment (Workings): DEVELOPMENTS INCLUDED A 120-FT DEEP SHAFT; SEVERAL SHALLOW OPEN-CUTS; INCLINED UNDERGROUND WORKINGS FOLLOW DOWN DIP OF ORE ABOUT 130 FT; ORE OF HIGHEST GRADE FOUND AT 35 FT LEVEL

Comment (Location): 1/3 MILE NE OF MOWRY MINE; CONSIDERED PART OF MOWRY PROPERTY; IN EAST BASE OF MOWRY HILL; BULLWHACKER DEPOSITS ARE ON GOLDEN GATE CLAIM ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)

Comment (Development): OWNERS AND OPERATORS INCLUDED H. WOODRUFF R. BEYERLE, ABEL DE LA OSSA, A.S. HENDERSON, K. PETERSON, VANDERWALKER BROS., MAJULCA AND HENDERSON, LIZARAGA

Comment (Deposit): MANGANESE DEPOSITS FORM ERRATIC LENTICULAR REPLACEMENT BODIES IN LIMESTONE; ;MINERALIZED ZONE IS COMPOSED OF STRINGERS, VEINLETS, AND SMALL IRREGULAR BUNCHES OF MANGANESE OXIDES LARGELY ORIENTED ALONG STEEPLY DIPPING FRACTURES STRIKING ABOUT N45W; BULK OF ORE MINED FROM AN IRREGULAR LENTICULAR BODY STRIKING N60W AND DIPPING ABOUT 40 NE

Comment (Geology): WIDER MASSES OF ORE ARE SEPARATED BY LOWER GRADE MATERIAL OR UNREPLACED LIMESTONE OF VARIOUS WIDTHS; MAJORITY OF ORE PRODUCTION FROM 3 FAIRLY CLOSELY SPACED FRACTURE ZONES WITHIN AN IRREGULAR SURFACE AREA ABOUT 150 FT. SQUARE; ONE OF THE3 FRACTURES DIPS STEEPLY NW AND CUTS LIMESTONE BEDS; OTHER 2 FRACTURES FOLLOW LIMESTONE BEDDING PLANES, DIPPING MODERATELY NE


References

Reference (Deposit): KEITH STANTON B., 1975, INDEX IOF MINING PROPERTIES IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 191, P. 80

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT FILES STANTON B. KEITH 11) ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE, BULLWACKER MINE (GOLDEN GATE)

Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, FRANK C., 1915, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE SANTA RITA AND PATAGONIA MOUNTAINS, ARIZONA; USGS BULLETIN 582, P. 305-306

Reference (Deposit): BLM DISTRICT MINING SHEET 723

Reference (Deposit): FARNHAM, L.L. STEWART, L.A., AND C.W. DELONG, 1961, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF EASTERN ARIZONA; U.S. BUREAU OF MINES IC 7990, P. 162-165

Reference (Deposit): ADMR FILE DATA; GOLDEN GATE (BULLWHACKER), MOWRY MINE

Reference (Deposit): SMITH, GEORGE E., 1956, THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MOWRY AREA, SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA; M.S. THESIS, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZ3NA, 44 PP

Reference (Deposit): SIMONS, FRANK S., 1974, GEOLOGIC MAP AND SECTIONS OF THE NOGALES AND LOCHIEL QUADRANGLES, SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA; USGS AP I-762 (1:48000)

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): USBM FILES; BULLWACKER DEPOSITS, GOLDEN GATE MINE


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