Mcnulty and Mcbride Mine

Producer in Yavapai county in Arizona, United States with commodities Copper, Silver
Sections on this page
  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. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10048249
MRDS ID M800363
Record type Site
Current site name Mcnulty and Mcbride Mine
Alternate or previous names Green Mountain Group

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.52547, 34.44394 (WGS84)
Elevation 1622
Relative position 3.2 MILES NORTHWEST OF MAVERICK MOUNTAIN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yavapai(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Wilhoit(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)

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 12N 003W 25 CENTER OF N2 Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • 1.4 MILES WSW OF ORO FLAME MINE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Copper Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Sericite, Clay

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Latite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Prot
    Rock description Prot
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Latite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.52547, 34.44394

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Foliation In Proterozoic Rocks Trends N20e
Type of structure Local
Structure description Mineralization In Breccia Pipes And Dike-Related Veins

Ore body information

  • General form MASSIVE, TABULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Faulting, Shearing, Igneous Activity, Especially Dike Emplacement

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1913
Year of last production 1920

Mining district

District name Little Copper Creek District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner C. J. Mcnulty
    First year 1920

Comments on the workings information

  • ONE TUNNEL 366 FT LONG. MAIN SHAFT ON GREEN MOUNTAIN PATENTED CLAIM

Comments on development

  • PATENTED CLAIM GROUP= MS 3090A=GREEN MOUNTAIN GROUP

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA

  • Deposit

    ABGMT CLIPPING FILE

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PATENTED CLAIMS TREND ENE; VEINS POSSIBLY PARALLEL LONG AXIS OF CLAIMS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1982 Dewitt, Ed H. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative Arizona resources

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