Sheeptrail-Boulevard

Past Producer in Mohave county in Arizona, United States with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Ownership information
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10027929
MRDS ID M004535
Record type Site
Current site name Sheeptrail-Boulevard
Alternate or previous names Sheeptrail, Boulevard, And Minnie Mine
Related records 10186103

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.45192, 35.21946 (WGS84)
Elevation 823
Relative position 3.5 MILES W OF UNION PASS AND ABOUT 1.5 MILES NW OF SUGAR LOAF MOUNTAIN.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mohave(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Union Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Davis Dam(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Kingman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Havasu-Mohave Lakes(hydrologic unit)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Mohave

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 021N 020W 07 Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :01, 49?

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Rock unit name Katherine Granite;
    Rock description Katherine Granite;

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.45192, 35.21946

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Nw To Nnw Trending Normal Faulting. Tert Flows Strike Nw, Dip 30-40 Ne
Type of structure Local
Structure description Rhyolite Dikes In Granite, Rhyolite Flow To Sw Of Mine

Ore body information

  • General form STRINGERS
    Strike N 45 W
    Dip 60 S
    Width 2.13M
    Depth to top 12.19M
    Depth to bottom 106.68M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Nw Trending Fissure Zone Predominently In Rhyolite Dike

Comments on the geologic information

  • BEST ORE ASSOCIATED WITH PULVERULENT MN OXIDE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1865
Discoverer Jack Mellen, Discovered Sheeptrail
Production years PRIOR TO 1906

Mining district

District name Union Pass District

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Thomas Deshazo
    Home office Bullhead City, Az.
    First year 1986

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION FOR 1906 TO 1908 MAY HAVE BEEN INCLUDED UNDER FIGURES FOR PYRAMID MINE.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 1524M
    Overall depth 137.16M

Comments on the workings information

  • MINE DEVELOPED TO A DEPTH OF 428 FT BY DRIFTS, TUNNELS, AND SHAFTS TOTALING 5000 FT OF WORKINGS.

Comments on development

  • 5 PATENTED CLAIMS. PREVIOUS OWNERS AND OPERATORS INCLUDE NEW COMSTOCK MINING CO, ARIZONA-PYRAMID GOLD MINING CO (1904), GOLD STANDARD MINES, LOU FERRA SR., B. ISHMAN, SHEEPTRAIL GOLD MINE, DON ADAMS SUPPLYING ORE TO SPRINGOLD MILL (1982). 1984-86: HEAP LEACH TEST OF DUMP AND TAILINGS MATERIAL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SCHRADER, F.C., 1909, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CERBAT RANGE, BLACK MOUNTAINS, AND THE GRAND WASH CLIFFS, MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. BULL. 397, P. 204.

  • Deposit

    WILSON, E.D., 1934, ARIZONA LODE GOLD MINES AND GOLD MINING: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 137, P. 106.

  • Deposit

    LAUSEN, C., 1931, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE OATMAN AND KATHERINE DISTRICTS, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 131, P. 120.

  • Deposit

    ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA.

  • Deposit

    ADMR-FILE DATA.

  • Deposit

    NIEMUTH, N.J., 1987, ARIZONA MINERAL DEVELOPMENT 1984-1986: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES DIRECTORY 29, 46 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ARIZONA BUREAU MINES BULL. 137, P. 106.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MOST ORE WAS WITHIN RHYOLITE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1979 Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-NOV-1992 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative Arizona resources

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