Mine detail: Bee Hive Mine

Previously called 'Beehive GoldZiegerPeterson Group Claims'

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Location: Yavapai County, Arizona, United States, North America
Lat / long: 34.15838, -112.68158
dep_id: 10026939
mrds_id: M001181
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Minor mineral: Copper, Silver
Trace mineral: Lead
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Producer
ore: Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Tetrahedrite
gangue: Quartz
orebody_fm: LENSES
work_type: Underground
alteration: Minor Sericite Along Vein Walls
conc_proc: Oxidation At Near Surface
ore_ctrl: Faulting, Shearing, Igneous Activity
Reporter: Gere, W., Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.), Roth, Frances A. (Dewitt, Ed)
hrock_type: Schist,Andesite,Granite
Structure: Foliation In Precambrian Metamorphic Rocks Trends N10e To N25 E; Granitic Rocks Unfoliated, Veins Parallel Mafic Dikes Which Trend Northeast And Dip At Low Angles, Usually Less Than 40 Deg
Year first produced: 1918
yr_lst_prd: 1941
References:
  • Deposit:: WILSON, E.D., 1934, ARIZONA LODE GOLD MINES AND GOLD MINING: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 137, P. 68.
  • Deposit:: ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILES
  • Deposit:: ABGNT-USBM FILE DATA
  • Deposit:: ARIZONA DEPT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA
  • Deposit:: NIEMUTH, N.J., 1987, ARIZONA MINERAL DEVELOPMENT 1984-1986: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCESDIRECTORY 29, 46 P.
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