| Deposit ID | 10026939 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M001181 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bee Hive Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Beehive Gold, Zieger, Peterson Group Claims |
| Related records | 10186652 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.68158, 34.15838 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1280 |
| Relative position | 6 MILES SE OF YARNELL. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Yavapai(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Yarnell(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bradshaw Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Prescott(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Hassayampa(hydrologic unit)
Lower Gila-Agua Fria(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Yavapai |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 010N | 004W | 33 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -112.68158, 34.15838 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Foliation In Precambrian Metamorphic Rocks Trends N10e To N25 E; Granitic Rocks Unfoliated |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Veins Parallel Mafic Dikes Which Trend Northeast And Dip At Low Angles, Usually Less Than 40 Deg |
| General form | LENSES |
|---|---|
| Strike | NE |
| Dip | 30-40NW |
| Thickness | 1.52M |
| Length | 91.44M |
| Width | 137.16M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1918 |
| Year of last production | 1941 |
| District name | Rich Hill District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cruiser Minerals Ltd. |
| Home office | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| First year | 1986 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Multi-Minerals, Ltd. |
| First year | 1975 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 914.4M |
| Overall depth | 137.16M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M001181 |
WILSON, E.D., 1934, ARIZONA LODE GOLD MINES AND GOLD MINING: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 137, P. 68.
ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILES
ABGNT-USBM FILE DATA
ARIZONA DEPT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA
NIEMUTH, N.J., 1987, ARIZONA MINERAL DEVELOPMENT 1984-1986: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCESDIRECTORY 29, 46 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT IS QUARTZ VEIN WHICH CUTS PRECAMBRIAN GRANITIC ROCKS. VEIN LOCALIZED ALONG SHALLOWLY-DIPPING ANDESITE AND DIORITE DIKES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1972 | Gere, W. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-APR-1979 | Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-1981 | Roth, Frances A. (Dewitt, Ed) | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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