| Deposit ID | 10048271 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M800394 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bullard Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Little Giant |
| Related records | 10235070 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.2752, 34.05533 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 853 |
| Relative position | ON THE EAST SIDE OF BULLARD PEAK, 0.3 MI E OF THE CREST OF THE PEAK. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Yavapai(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Smith Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Alamo Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Prescott(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Centennial Wash(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 | 008N | 010W | 11 | CENTER OF NW | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Silica | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Copper | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||||||||
| |||||||||||
| Host or associated | Host | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| (1) | -113.2752, 34.05533 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Tertiary Volcanics Strike N70w, Dip Steeply Southwest |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Veins Parallel Faults Which Cut Volcanics At An Angle |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N-NE |
| Dip | 20-45 SE |
| Thickness | 1.83M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1885 |
| Discoverer | J.C. Bullard |
| Year of first production | 1935 |
| Year of last production | 1956 |
| District name | Bullard District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bullard Gold Mines; J. C. Fessender; |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | J. C. Bullard ; R. W. Bullard |
| First year | 1938 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 609.6M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M800394 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040250362 |
USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA
ABGMT CLIPPING FILE DATA
ABGMT OPEN FILE REPORT 79-1. (SAME AS USGS OFR 79-1429)
PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1880'S |
| Deposit | APPARENTLY LITTLE OR NO RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CU & AU CONTENTS. DEPOSIT IS QUARTZ-CALCITE VEIN. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1981 | Laraba, Peter (Dewitt, Ed) | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology | |
| Updater | 01-OCT-1993 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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