Thunderbird Mine (Thunderbird claims; Peralta Mine; Coleman property; Owen Adams claims), Cave Creek District, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA
Latitude: 33°49'23"N
Longitude: 112°0'41"W
‡Ref.: Niemuth, N.J. & K.A. Phillips (1992), Copper Oxide Resources, AZ Dept. Mines & Min. Resources Open File Rept. 92-10: 10 (Table 1); AZ Dept. Min. Resources file data; USGS New River SE map; AZ Dept. Min. Resources (ADMR) Thunderbird claims file; MRDS files #10046362 & 10283704.
A former surface and underground Ag-Mn-Cu-Au-Hg mine located in the NW¼ sec. 36, T.6N., R.3E. (New River SE 7.5 minute topo map).
Mineralization includes secondary copper minerals. The orebody is in pods and lenses hosted in Rian granite. N35º-40ºE structure, including dike intrusion at the same strike locally. N20ºE shearing described in AZ Dept. Min. Resources file.
Mineral List
7 entries listed. 7 valid minerals.
The above list contains all mineral locality references listed on mindat.org. This does not claim to be a complete list. If you know of more minerals from this site, please
register so you can add to our database. This locality information is for reference purposes only. You should never attempt to
visit any sites listed in mindat.org without first ensuring that you have the permission of the land and/or mineral rights holders
for access and that you are aware of all safety precautions necessary.
Mineral and Locality Search
