| Deposit ID | 10027892 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M004363 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bullwhacker Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Bowlder Claim, Boulder Claim |
| Related records | 10283776 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.40936, 34.54727 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1737 |
| Relative position | 3 MILES E OF PRESCOTT |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Yavapai(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Prescott(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Prescott(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Prescott(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Verde(hydrologic unit)
Verde(hydrologic accounting unit)
Salt(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management AZ)
Bureau of Land Management AZ BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Yavapai |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 014N | 001W | 31 | N OF CENTER OF SW | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Meta-Basalt |
| (1) | -112.40936, 34.54727 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Foliation In Proterozoic Metamorphic Rocks Trends N-S To Slightly E Of North |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Veins Parallel Foliation Or Cross-Cut It As Slight Angles |
| General form | CHIMNEY |
|---|---|
| Width | 0.3M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1878 |
| Discoverer | J. Vudgeon |
| Year of first production | 1879 |
| Year of last production | 1936 |
| District name | Prescott District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Herbert Krauss |
| First year | 1936 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | R. H. Burmister |
| First year | 1916 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 60.96M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M004363 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040250364 |
WILSON, E.D., 1934 , ARIZONA LODE GOLD MINES AND GOLD MINING: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 137 , P. 28
ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE
ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1972 | Gere, W. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAR-1979 | Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1982 | Roth, Frances A. (Dewitt, Ed) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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