Mine detail: Thunderbolt Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

34.23534, -112.20657

Resource(M)

Primary:	Silver
Secondary:	Lead, Zinc, Gold, Copper
Ore:	Galena, Proustite, Silver, Sphalerite
Gangue:	Calcite, Pyrite, Quartz
Orebody form:	TABULAR
Discovery year:	1905

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Producer
First production started:	1911
Last production ended:	1968

Geology

Host type:	Diorite,Rhyolite,Andesite,Basalt
Associated type:	Diorite,Rhyolite,Andesite,Basalt
Structure:	Foliation And Transposed Bedding In Metavolcanic Rocks Trends N-S, Low-Angle (Less Than 40 Deg) Veins Cut Across Foliation

References

MRDS	M002365
DEP	10027171
Reference	{Deposit:: USGS BULL 782, P. 158}{Deposit:: GUITERAS, J.R., 1936 , GOLD MINING AND MILLING IN THE BLACK CANYON AREA, YAVAPAI COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.B.M. INFORMATION CIRCULAR 6905 , P. 21}{Deposit:: ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILES}{Deposit:: ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA}{Deposit:: ARIZNA DEPT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA}{Production:: U.S.B.M. I.C. 6905 , P. 22 ; U.S.G.S. BULL. 782 , P. 158}
Reporter	Gere, W., Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.), Roth, Frances A. (Dewitt, Ed)