Arizona · Yavapai County
Producer

Big Chief Mine

Yavapai County, Arizona, United States
GoldSilverCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFaulting, Shearing
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSlate,Amphibolite,Rhyolite
Associated rockMeta-Basalt,Rhyolite
StructureFoliation In Precambrian Rocks Trends N-S To N10w, Dikes And Veins Parallel Foliation
AlterationNone
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1921
Last production1942
Identification
Deposit ID10048269
MRDS IDM800391
Alternate namesBig Chief Group, Railroad Patented Claim
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.41588, -112.49547
References
USBM-ABGMT FILE DATAABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE DATAYAVAPAI MAGAZINE, 1921, V. IX, NO. 6, P. 10-11