Arizona · Mohave County
Past Producer

Gold Bug Mine

Mohave County, Arizona, United States
GoldSilverLeadZincCopperVanadium
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Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
SecondaryLead, Zinc, Copper
TertiaryVanadium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Gold, Silver, Vanadinite
Other materialsPyrite
Geology
Host rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Associated rockDiorite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1892 - 1908
Identification
Deposit ID10027948
MRDS IDM004615
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.67584, -114.53192
References
GARDNER, E.D., 1936, GOLD MINING AND MILLING IN THE BLACK MOUNTAINS, WESTERN MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.B.M. INFORMATION CIRCULAR 6901, P. 56 - 57.WILSON, E.D., 1934, ARIZONA LODE GOLD MINES AND GOLD MINING: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 137, P. 78.ELSING, M.J., AND HEINEMAN, R.E., 1936, ARIZONA METAL PRODUCTION: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 140, P. 96.SCHRADER, F.C., 1909, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 397, P. 217-218.CIMRIARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 140.