USGS Mineral Resources Data System
Type: Historical mine record
Supports:
- mine identity
- development status
- commodities
- underground eligibility evidence
Arizona · Yavapai County
Big Bug Mine
Mindat Confirmed Copper Underground
Key facts
- State
- Arizona
- County
- Yavapai
- Mining district
- Agua Fria District
- Development status
- Producer
- Mine type
- Underground
- Primary commodity
- Copper
- Verification
- Mindat Confirmed
Also known as
- Burzog, Old Miner
Mine Location
Approximate AreaDocumented underground workings
Mindat locality description
A copper deposit located near Mayer, 2,000 feet due North of Copper Mountain. Started 1918 and owned by Frank Thornton. Mineralization is in a silicified chlorite schist. Workings include a 235 foot deep shaft.
Additional documented workings
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Shaft
— documented in 1 source record,
noting 235 ft deep, 000 ft.
Mindat
View individual source records (3)
Every underlying record used to build the summary above, for research/verification use.
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Shaft
· depth 235 ft
Documented in Mindat locality data. Evidence: Thornton. Mineralization is in a silicified chlorite schist. Workings include a 235 foot deep shaft. Historical context: er deposit l…
- USGS MRDS working type: Underground
- MRDS work_type documents underground workings: Underground · work_type
Verification
Mindat Confirmed
Mindat locality corroborates underground workings.
Why confirmed?
Mindat locality corroborates underground workings.
Why it's listed
USGS source data documents underground workings for this record.
History & operations
Historical record
- Development status: Producer
Commodities & minerals
Reported minerals
- Chlorite
- Dolomite
- Pyrite
- Quartz
- Chalcocite
- Chalcopyrite
- Gold
- Chalcocite
View all 9 reported minerals
- Chlorite
- Dolomite
- Pyrite
- Quartz
- Chalcocite
- Chalcopyrite
- Gold
- Chalcocite
- Chalcopyrite
Access & recent conditions
- Land
- unknown
Community reports
No community field reports yet.
I Visited This MineSources & evidence
Arizona Geological Survey / ADMMR
Type: Historical mine documents
Record: 1 historical document
Supports:
- historical mine identity
- historical mine documentation
Historical documentation does not imply current access or open workings.
Mindat
Type: Mineralogical locality database
Record: Mindat Locality: 44040
Supports:
- locality identity
- reported minerals (2)
- underground workings
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