| Deposit ID | 10048040 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M800001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Big Bug Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Burzog, Old Miner |
| Related records | 10234338 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.20046, 34.41644 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1384 |
| Relative position | 3.4 MILES NORTHEAST OF MAVER, ARIZONA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Yavapai(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mayer(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)
Federal lands
ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Yavapai |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 012N | 002E | 17 | SW OF SW | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Dolomite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| (1) | -112.20046, 34.41644 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Bedding Trends N 20 W |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Foliation Trends N 10 W |
| General form | LENS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 20 W |
| Dip | STEEPLY WEST |
| Length | 60.96M |
| Depth to bottom | 73.15M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1912 |
| Year of first production | 1918 |
| Year of last production | 1944 |
| District name | Agua Fria District |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mountain Copper Co. |
| First year | 1944 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 73.15M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M800001 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040250193 |
USGS BULL 782. P. 145
ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
USGS BULL 1336, PLATE 2
USBM MINE MAP REPOSITORY, REEL 4045-17
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORIENTATION OF DEPOSIT SOMEWHAT ASKEW TO FOLIATION AND GENERAL BEDDING |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: EARLY 1910'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1981 | Dewitt, Ed H. | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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