Arizona · Pinal County
Producer

Burney Mines

Pinal County, Arizona, United States
SilverLeadCopperZincGoldManganese
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead, Copper, Zinc
SecondaryGold
TertiaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlNear Nw Trending Dikes, Along Intersections Of Ne And Nw Trending Fractures. Some Ore Found Along A Mescal Limestone-Dripping Springs Quartzite Contact
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrolusite, Silver, Sphalerite
GangueBarite, Calcite, Psilomelane
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Apache Group,Mescal Limestone;Dripping Springs Quartzite
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite
StructureN To Nw Mogul Fault Is 1 Mile N With Prec Oracle Granite To N; 25 M.Y. Samaniego Granite Intrudes Precambrian Rocks 1 Mile S Of Mines, Nw Trending Faults And Dikes; Ne Trending Faults With Minor Displacement
AlterationNot Deeply Oxidized, Some Fresh Sulfides
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1947
Last production1967
Identification
Deposit ID10048308
MRDS IDM899872
Alternate namesBirthday, Copper Rose, Stove Lid, Lead Reef
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.55233, -110.79846
References
WALLACE, R.M., 1955. STRUCTURE OF THE NORTHERN END OF THE SANTA CATALINA MOUNTAINS, ARIZONA U.A. PHD THESIS, 45 P.ADMR BIRTHDAY MINE FILEABGMT-USBM FILE DATA