Bobtail Group

The Bobtail Group is a copper, silver, and gold mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,000 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: Bobtail Group  

State:  Arizona

County:  Gila

Elevation: 5,000 Feet (1,524 Meters)

Commodity: Copper, Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 33.2736, -110.86140

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Bobtail Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Bobtail Group
Secondary: Doak Group
Secondary: Wisner-Glassburn Property
Secondary: Mariana Property
Secondary: Bobaway Property
Secondary: Twentieth Century Claims


Commodity

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


Location

State: Arizona
County: Gila


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

Type: Located Claim


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
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

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): RANSOME F L GEOLOGY OF THE GLOBE COPPER DISTRICT USGS PP 12

Reference (Deposit): ADMR BOBTAIL GROUP FILE

Reference (Deposit): USBM 1C 8078 1961 P 3-7

Reference (Deposit): DALE V B TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF GILA YAVAPAI AND MOHAVE CTY

Reference (Deposit): USGS PINAL PEAK QUAD

Reference (Deposit): CLAIMS EXTEND INTO SEC 7 T2S R15E

Reference (Deposit): ADMR TWENTIETH CENTURY MINE FILE

Reference (Deposit): P 161

Reference (Deposit): ADMR "U" FILE CU 18 AND W 10


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