Mineral Resource Map
Mine detail: Big Bug Mine
Previously called 'BurzogOld Miner'
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Location
| Lat / long: | 34.41644, -112.20046 |
Resource(M)
| Primary: | Copper |
| Secondary: | Silver, Gold |
| Ore: | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Gold |
| Gangue: | Chlorite, Dolomite, Pyrite, Quartz |
| Orebody form: | LENS |
| Discovery year: | 1912 |
Production
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Production size: | Small |
| Development status: | Producer |
| First production started: | 1918 |
| Last production ended: | 1944 |
Geology
| Host type: | Rhyolite |
| Associated type: | Rhyolite |
| Structure: | Bedding Trends N 20 W, Foliation Trends N 10 W |
| Alteration processes: | Chloritization Intense |
References
| MRDS | M800001 |
| DEP | 10048040 |
| Reference | {Deposit:: USGS BULL 782. P. 145}{Deposit:: ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA}{Deposit:: USGS BULL 1336, PLATE 2}{Deposit:: USBM MINE MAP REPOSITORY, REEL 4045-17} |
| Reporter | Dewitt, Ed H. |