Mine detail: Bunker Mine

Previously called 'Wheatley'

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Location: Yavapai County, Arizona, United States, North America
Lat / long: 34.61144, -112.04185
dep_id: 10027298
mrds_id: M002758
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Producer
ore: Gold
gangue: Pyrite, Quartz
orebody_fm: LENSES, PODS
alteration: None
conc_proc: Oxidation At Near Surface
ore_ctrl: Faulting, Shearing
Reporter: Gere, W., Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.), Dewitt, Ed H.
hrock_type: Diorite
arock_unit: Cherry Quartz Diorite (Informal)
arock_type: Diorite
Structure: None - Quartz Diorite Massive And Unfoliated
References:
  • Deposit:: ANDERSON, C.A. AND CREASEY, S.C., 1958 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE JEROME AREA, YAVAPAI COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 308 , P. 175
  • Deposit:: WILSON, E.D., 1934 , ARIZONA LODE GOLD MINES AND GOLD MINING: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 137 , P. 30
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