Bulldog Mine (Bulldog and Enterprise Mine; Highland Boy Mine; Sunset and Mary Jane Mine; Extra Session group; Enterprise claims), Bulldog Canyon, Goldfield, Goldfield Mining District, Goldfield Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 27' 43'' North , 111° 30' 36'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Apache Junction | 38,074 (2017) | 6.4km |
| Gold Canyon | 10,159 (2017) | 12.1km |
| Fountain Hills | 23,899 (2017) | 25.4km |
| Queen Creek | 34,614 (2017) | 26.4km |
| Gold Camp | 10,159 (2011) | 26.7km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Apache Junction Rock and Gem Club | Apache Junction, Arizona | 6km |
| Flagg Mineral Foundation | Mesa, Arizona | 30km |
| Mineralogical Society of Arizona | Paradise Valley, Arizona | 39km |
Mindat Locality ID:
62485
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:62485:8
GUID (UUID V4):
d4eb56c5-51e0-4d4b-af50-ebf47e8de0e6
A former surface and underground Au-Ag-Cu mine located in the SW¼NW¼ sec. 2, T1N, R8E, in Bulldog Canyon, ¼ mile SE of Blue Ridge about 1 miles just N of W from Goldfield and about 3¾ miles NNE of Apache Junction, on BLM-administered land. Discovered 1892 by O.E. Merrill. Produced 1914-1942. Claims extend into sec. 3. Operators included Schill Brothers and T.W. Beauchemin, O.D. Merrill. Additional names which apply to this location: Unpatented claims MS 4598.
Mineralization is a vein deposit hosted in granite. Related structures are NW-trending faults, N-S dikes. The ore zone average width is 10 feet. The Enterprise vein, 5 to 6 feet wide, runs parallel to the Bulldog vein. A volcanic complex is exposed 100 meters NW of the mine on Blue Ridge - andesite and basalt complex, layers generally strike WNW with a 30° NE dip. The granite age is uncertain here, but is probably Precambrian.
Workings include a main shaft at 100 feet (30.48 meters) deep. Other shafts are 30 to 100 feet deep. 700 feet of workings at 50 foot level, 800 feet of workings at the 100 foot level, all from the 1918 description of the mine. Workings length totals 609.6 meters.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10046291 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Sonoran DesertDesert
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- Mazatzal DomainDomain
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