| Deposit ID | 10400304 |
|---|---|
| Record type | Deposit |
| Current site name | Sheep Mountain |
| Alternate or previous names | Castle |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.34583, 34.0375 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | In the town of Castle Hot Springs. Located 6 km N of Castle Hot Springs, and 70 km NW of Phoenix |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Yavapai(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Columbia(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Yavapai |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Molybdenum | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Molybdenite | Ore |
| Copper | Ore |
| Covellite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Model code | 79 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 21a |
| Deposit model name | Porphyry Cu-Mo |
| Mark3 model number | 2 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||
| Rock type qualifier | composite quartz monzonite to latite porphyry stock | ||
| |||
| (1) | -112.34583, 34.0375 |
|---|
| Name | Castle |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 21.34M |
| Depth to top | 609.6M |
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1900 |
| Mining method | Open Pit |
| Milling method | Leach-Solvent-Extract-Electrowin |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Liontown Resources Ltd. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | West Perth, Australia |
| Year | 2009 |
| First year | 2008 |
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Lone Tree Exploration Llc |
| Home office | Cheyenne, Wyoming |
| Year | 2009 |
| First year | 2008 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Lebon Gold Mines Ltd. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Year | 2009 |
| First year | 2006 |
| Last year | 2008 |
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Minquest Inc |
| Interest | 1.5 |
| Year | 2009 |
| Last year | 2008 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Globex Mining Enterprises Inc. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Year | 2009 |
| Last year | 2006 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Orcana Resources Ltd |
| Interest | 100 |
| Year | 2009 |
| First year | 1992 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Castle Copper Company |
| Interest | 100 |
| Year | 2009 |
| Last year | 1992 |
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Reserves | 40300000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Remarks | Cutoff grade 0.8% Cu equivalent.\nJORC Compliant Resource Statement for Sheep Mountain Deposit, 23 January 2009, p 1; Liontown Resources Ltd website accessed 11 Aug 2011. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1992 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Reserves | 25500000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Liontown Ltd. Compliant Resources Statement Accessed 15-JUL-2009
http://74.125.95.132/search?q=cache:vhZfNTQY_JoJ:www.ltresources.com.au/upload/documents/investor_relations/asx/20090123_20090123ASXAnnouncementMaidenResourceSheepMountainFINAL.pdf+%22sheep+mountain%22+%2B+arizona+%2B+copper+mine&cd=3&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us
THE VANCOUVER STOCKWATCH 4/3/92
THE VANCOUVER STOCKWATCH 9/11/92
THE NORTHERN MINER 10/19/92
Lebon Gold Mines Ltd Press Release 9/22/06
Liontown Resources Ltd Press Release 6/10/08
Liontown Resources Ltd 6/08 Quarterly Report 7/7/08
Liontown Resources Ltd Press Release 8/18/08
Liontown Resources Ltd 9/08 Quarterly Report 10/23/08
Liontown Resources Ltd Press Release 1/23/09
Liontown Resources Ltd 3/09
Quarterly Report 4/16/09
Liontown Resources Ltd Press Release 5/8/09
Liontown Ltd. Accessed 15-JUL-2009
http://www.ltresources.com.au/upload/documents/investor_relations/asx/20080611_20080610ASXAnnouncement-SheepMountain.pdf
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 16-JUL-09 | Anderson, Claire | U.S. Geological Survey |
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