| 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: | -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. |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Mohave |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 021N | 020W | 07 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| Rock unit name | Katherine Granite; |
| Rock description | Katherine Granite; |
| (1) | -114.45192, 35.21946 |
|---|
| 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 |
| General form | STRINGERS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 45 W |
| Dip | 60 S |
| Width | 2.13M |
| Depth to top | 12.19M |
| Depth to bottom | 106.68M |
| 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 |
| District name | Union Pass District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Thomas Deshazo |
| Home office | Bullhead City, Az. |
| First year | 1986 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 1524M |
| Overall depth | 137.16M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M004535 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040150276 |
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.
WILSON, E.D., 1934, ARIZONA LODE GOLD MINES AND GOLD MINING: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 137, P. 106.
LAUSEN, C., 1931, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE OATMAN AND KATHERINE DISTRICTS, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 131, P. 120.
ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA.
ADMR-FILE DATA.
NIEMUTH, N.J., 1987, ARIZONA MINERAL DEVELOPMENT 1984-1986: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES DIRECTORY 29, 46 P.
CIMRI
ARIZONA BUREAU MINES BULL. 137, P. 106.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MOST ORE WAS WITHIN RHYOLITE. |
| 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 |
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