| Deposit ID | 10027257 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M002650 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Yaeger Canyon Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Yaeger Mine |
| Related records | 10113742 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.18602, 34.6656 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1791 |
| Relative position | 6 3/4 MILES SW OF JEROME |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Yavapai(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Hickey Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Prescott(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Prescott(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Agua Fria(hydrologic unit)
Lower Gila-Agua Fria(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Prescott National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Yavapai |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 015N | 002E | 19,20 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Tennantite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | 0.65 OZ. AG/TON, 1 % CU |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| Rock unit name | Spud Mountain Volcanics;Grapevine Gulch Formation |
| Rock description | Spud Mountain Volcanics;Grapevine Gulch Formation |
| (1) | -112.18602, 34.6656 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Foliation And Transposed Bedding In Metamorphic Rocks Trends N-S To N15w |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Veins Cut Across Foliation Nearly At Right Angles, Veins Trend E-W |
| General form | LENTICULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | E |
| Dip | 35 S |
| Plunge direction | E |
| Length | 91.44M |
| Width | 2.13M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1890 |
| Year of last production | 1949 |
| District name | Black Hills District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | W. H. Kirkpatrick |
| First year | 1944 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bill Bradley |
| First year | 1980 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 228.6M |
| Overall depth | 396.24M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M002650 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040251626 |
USGS BULL 782, P. 98
ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILES
ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
ARIZONA DEPT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1972 | Gere, W. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-FEB-1979 | Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-1981 | Roth, Frances A. (Dewitt, Ed) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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