| Deposit ID | 10048135 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M800170 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sheldon Superior Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Chase Mine, Chase Property, Black Lode Claim |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.4188, 34.43144 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2134 |
| Relative position | 1.4 MILES NORTH WEST OF MT. UNION LOOKOUT. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Yavapai(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Groom Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bradshaw Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Prescott(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Hassayampa(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 | 12N | 002W | 36 | NE OF NE (36); NW OF NE (36) | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Informal Name-Walker Stock Or Walker Granodiorite; | ||||||||
| Rock description | Informal Name-Walker Stock Or Walker Granodiorite; | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| (1) | -112.4188, 34.43144 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Foliation In Precambrian Country Rocks Trends N10e To N40e |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Veins Sometimes Parallel Regional Follation |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 40 E |
| Dip | 80 E |
| Thickness | 2.74M |
| Length | 91.44M |
| Width | 30.48M |
| Depth to bottom | 100.58M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1935 |
| Year of last production | 1954 |
| District name | Mt. Union District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Rocky Mountain Mines, Inc (1940'S) |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | W. H. Cummings |
| First year | 1935 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.053HA |
| Length | 274.32M |
| Overall depth | 100.58M |
| Overall length | 121.92M |
| Overall width | 4.57M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M800170 |
USGS GEOL. QUAD. MAP GQ 997.
AZ. DEPT. MIN. RESOURCES FILE DATA.
USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA.
ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT IS VEIN IN CRET-PALEO WALKER GRANODIORITE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1981 | Dewitt, Ed H. | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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