| Deposit ID | 10048047 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M800011 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Upshot Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Billy Goat |
| Related records | 10137781 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.26657, 34.42311 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1423 |
| Relative position | 2.1 MILES NORTHWEST OF MAYER, ARIZONA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Yavapai(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Poland Junction(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bradshaw Mountains(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
ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Yavapai |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 012N | 001E | 16 | SW OF NW | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| 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 |
| (1) | -112.26657, 34.42311 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Bedding And Foliation Trend N 20 E |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Foliation Parallels Transposed Bedding |
| General form | LENS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 20 E |
| Dip | 75 NW |
| Thickness | 3.05M |
| Length | 121.92M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1931 |
| Year of last production | 1949 |
| District name | Big Bug District |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Sullivan, A. And Lawson, C. |
| First year | 1949 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M800011 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040251544 |
ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
WEBB, W.F., 1978, M.S. THESIS, UNN. OF AZ. 113 PGS.
USGS GQ MAP 997
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1981 | Dewitt, Ed H. | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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