| Deposit ID | 10109890 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M899938 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bullwhacker Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Golden Gate Claim, North Mowry Mine, Old Mowry Mine |
| Related records | 10137675 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.70345, 31.43347 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1676 |
| Relative position | 9 MILES SOUTH OF PATAGONIA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Santa Cruz(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Harshaw(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Nogales(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Nogales(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Santa Cruz(hydrologic unit)
Santa Cruz(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Coronado National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Santa Cruz |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 023S | 016E | 15 | NE OF SW | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Manganese Critical | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anglesite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Result | 1941 ASSAY VALUES AVERAGED 28% MN, 0.8-7.4 OZ/TON AG, 0.03% CU |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Naco Limestone; Colina Limestone Member;Martin Limestone |
| Rock description | Naco Limestone; Colina Limestone Member;Martin Limestone |
| (1) | -110.70345, 31.43347 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Limestones In Region Surround Isolated, Brecciated Siliceous Rocks Which Apparently Intruded Host Rock Along Zones Of Weakness |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Disconnected Mineralized Areas Are Several 100 Ft. North Of The Mowry Fault Contact And Are Strung About 500 Ft Along A Nw-Trending Belt |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Length | 152.4M |
| Width | 30.48M |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1880 |
| Year of first production | 1880 |
| Year of last production | 1948 |
| District name | Harshaw District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | U.S. Mining And Smelting Co. |
| First year | 1967 |
| Last year | 1970 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.263HA |
| Overall depth | 36.58M |
| Overall length | 60.96M |
| Overall width | 45.72M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M899938 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040230007 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040230201 |
ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
USBM FILES; BULLWACKER DEPOSITS, GOLDEN GATE MINE
SCHRADER, FRANK C., 1915, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE SANTA RITA AND PATAGONIA MOUNTAINS, ARIZONA; USGS BULLETIN 582, P. 305-306
BLM DISTRICT MINING SHEET 723
FARNHAM, L.L. STEWART, L.A., AND C.W. DELONG, 1961, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF EASTERN ARIZONA; U.S. BUREAU OF MINES IC 7990, P. 162-165
ADMR FILE DATA; GOLDEN GATE (BULLWHACKER), MOWRY MINE
SMITH, GEORGE E., 1956, THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MOWRY AREA, SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA; M.S. THESIS, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZ3NA, 44 PP
SIMONS, FRANK S., 1974, GEOLOGIC MAP AND SECTIONS OF THE NOGALES AND LOCHIEL QUADRANGLES, SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA; USGS AP I-762 (1:48000)
KEITH STANTON B., 1975, INDEX IOF MINING PROPERTIES IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 191, P. 80
ABGMT FILES STANTON B. KEITH 11) ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE, BULLWACKER MINE (GOLDEN GATE)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MANGANESE DEPOSITS FORM ERRATIC LENTICULAR REPLACEMENT BODIES IN LIMESTONE; ;MINERALIZED ZONE IS COMPOSED OF STRINGERS, VEINLETS, AND SMALL IRREGULAR BUNCHES OF MANGANESE OXIDES LARGELY ORIENTED ALONG STEEPLY DIPPING FRACTURES STRIKING ABOUT N45W; BULK OF ORE MINED FROM AN IRREGULAR LENTICULAR BODY STRIKING N60W AND DIPPING ABOUT 40 NE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1982 | Calder, Susan R. | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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