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Hackberry Mine

Producer in Yavapai county in Arizona, United States with commodities Copper, Zinc, Lead, Gold, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Ownership information
  18. Production statistics
  19. Workings at the site
  20. Links to other databases
  21. Bibliographic references
  22. General comments
  23. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10027189
MRDS ID M002415
Record type Site
Current site name Hackberry Mine
Alternate or previous names Hackberry Dump
Related records 10113185

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.27268, 34.41699 (WGS84)
Elevation 1433
Relative position 3 MILES NW OF MAYER

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yavapai(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Poland Junction(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bradshaw Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Prescott(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Agua Fria(hydrologic unit)

Lower Gila-Agua Fria(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Gila(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Prescott National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Yavapai

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 012N 001E 17 SE OF SE Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Chlorite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Chloritization, Silicification

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Proterozoic
    Chronological age 1720
    Dating method U-Pb (zircon)
    Type of media Zircon
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Rock unit name Same As N30a
    Rock description Same As N30a
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Proterozoic
    Chronological age 1720
    Dating method U-Pb (zircon)
    Type of media Zircon
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Proterozoic
    Chronological age 1720
    Dating method U-Pb (zircon)
    Type of media Zircon
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.27268, 34.41699
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Bedding Trends N20e
Type of structure Local
Structure description Foliation Trends N25e

Ore body information

  • General form LENSES
    Strike N25W
    Dip 70NW
    Plunge 80NW
    Plunge direction N15W
    Thickness 7.32M
    Length 182.88M
    Width 274.32M
    Depth to bottom 274.32M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Stratigraphy

Comments on the geologic information

  • MASSIVE SULFIDE LENS IN METARHYOLITE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1905
Year of last production 1956

Mining district

District name Big Bug District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Fred Gibbs
    Home office Prescott, Az.
    First year 1970

Production statistics

  • Year 1931
    Period 1930 - 1931
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^0.113 Oz. Au/Ton, 5.18 Oz. Ag/Ton, 2 % Cu, 3.5 % Pb, 9 % Zn.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Copper Copper 2wt-pct
    Minor Silver Silver 146g/mt
    Major Gold Gold 3g/mt
    Zinc Zinc 9wt-pct
    Lead Lead 4wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • ITEM (9) IS ESTIMATED FROM $5,000 OF GOLD AT $20.67 PER OUNCE

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 274.32M
    Overall length 106.68M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANDERSON, C.A. AND BLACET, P.M., 1972 , PRECAMBRIAN GEOLOGY OF THE NORTHERN BRADSHAW MOUNTAINS, YAVAPAI COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 1336 , P. 74

  • Deposit

    USGS BULL 782, P. 141

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA

  • Production

    ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 140 , P. 101

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF 5 LENSES; EACH LENS RANGES FROM 60 TO 140 FT LONG; AVERAGE WIDTH OF ORE LENSES IS 6 FT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1972 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-FEB-1979 Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-OCT-1981 Dewitt, Ed H. U.S. Geological Survey

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