| Deposit ID | 10109849 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M800222 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Gold Bullion Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Copper Bullion Mine |
| Related records | 10234571 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.05657, 34.59977 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1597 |
| Relative position | 1.1 MILES NORTHWEST OF CHERRY, ARIZONA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Yavapai(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cherry(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
Prescott National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Yavapai |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 014N | 003E | 17 | SE OF NE OF NW | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| (1) | Mississippian, Devonian, and Cambrian sedimentary rocks |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Quartz Diorite Unfoliated |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Vein Parallels Granite Porphyry Dike |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 15 E TO N 0 S |
| Dip | 45 W |
| Thickness | 3.66M |
| Length | 243.84M |
| Width | 30.48M |
| Depth to bottom | 30.48M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1896 |
| Year of first production | 1932 |
| Year of last production | 1937 |
| District name | Cherry Creek District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Gold Bullion Min. Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Gold Bullion Min. Co. |
| First year | 1946 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.026HA |
| Length | 91.44M |
| Overall depth | 30.48M |
| Overall length | 45.72M |
| Overall width | 6.1M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M800222 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040250780 |
USGS P.P. 308, P. 175
USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA
AZ DEPT. MIN. RESOURCES FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 2 VEINS ON PROPERTY. BOTH FOLLOW GRANITE PORPHYRY DIKES. VEIN RANGES FROM 4 TO 12 FT WIDE. GRANITE PORPHYRY DIKE 170 FT THICK |
| Deposit | COPPER BULLION MINE (USBM-004 025 0554) IS LISTED AS SYNONYM FOR GOLD BULLION MINE. BECAUSE COMMODITY INFORMATION WAS SO DIFFERENT WE HAVE LISTED THE MINES SEPARATELY. THEY WERE PROBABLY THE SAME MINE, HOWEVER. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1981 | Dewitt, Ed H. | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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