| Deposit ID | 10048152 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M800199 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bunker Hill Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Duco Boy, Old Bradshaw Workings |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.49268, 34.08312 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1018 |
| Relative position | 4 MILES NNW OF BLACK BUTTE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Yavapai(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Copperopolis(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Yavapai |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 009N | 002W | 32 | SW OF NE OF NW | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Vanadium Critical | Tertiary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Amphibole Schist |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| (1) | -112.49268, 34.08312 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Foliation In Precambrian Schist Trends N20e To N50e. Tertiary Volcanics Dip Ne, Strike Nw |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N60W TO N70W |
| Dip | 80 |
| Thickness | 1.68M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1870 |
| Discoverer | Mr. Bradshaw (Bradshaw Mountains Named After Him) |
| Year of first production | 1933 |
| Year of last production | 1935 |
| District name | Castle Creek District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Wallace, L. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Glen Arm Land Co, Phoenix |
| First year | 1970 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 54.25M |
| Overall depth | 47.55M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M800199 |
AZ DEPT MIN RES FILE DATA (UNDER DUCO BOY)
USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA
USGS BULL 782, P. 183-184
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | BUNKER HILL IS SOMEWHAT UNLIKE OTHER DEPOSITS IN THE CASTLE CREEK DISTRICT AND MAY BELONG IN THE BLACK ROCK DISTRICT DUE TO THE HIGH-ANGLE VEINS AND LACK OF SPECULARITE-CHRYSOCOLLA ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1981 | Laraba, Peter (Dewitt, Ed) | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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