| Deposit ID | 10088880 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M800161 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Shannon Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Shannon Mtn. Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.36065, 33.11954 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1715 |
| Relative position | SUMMIT AND SOUTHERN SLOPES OF SHANNON MOUNTAIN. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Greenlee(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Clifton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Clifton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Clifton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
San Francisco(hydrologic unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Greenlee |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 04S | 029E | 04 | NE | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Garnet | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Manganese Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Brochantite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Cuprite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Asbestos | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Diopside | Gangue |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Kaolin | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Pyrolusite | Gangue |
| Pyroxene | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Tremolite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Morenci Granite Porphyry | ||||
| Rock description | Morenci Granite Porphyry | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Modoc Limestone;Morenci Shale;;Longfellow Limestone |
| Rock description | Modoc Limestone;Morenci Shale;;Longfellow Limestone |
| (1) | -109.36065, 33.11954 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ne Trending Porphyry Dikes, Prominent Fault On N Side Of Shannon Mountain |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Extensive Fracturing Of Sediments Due To Porphyry Intrusions And Faulting |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NE |
| Dip | 65 TO 70 NW |
| Thickness | 161.54M |
| Length | 335.28M |
| Width | 274.32M |
| Depth to bottom | 161.54M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1875 |
| Discoverer | Charles M. Shannon, Baylor Shannon |
| Year of first production | 1902 |
| Year of last production | 1918 |
| District name | Copper Mountain District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Phelps Dodge Corp., Morenci Branch |
| First year | 1952 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 15.54HA |
| Length | 2877.31M |
| Overall depth | 136.86M |
| Overall length | 518.16M |
| Overall width | 304.8M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M800161 |
ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE
BLM DISTRICT MAP 840
PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | COPPER ORES CHIEFLY OCCUR ON RIDGE BETWEEN CHASE CREEK AND KING GULCH, AND ON SHANNON MOUNTAIN ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: LATE 1800'S |
| Deposit | DEPTH TO BOTTOM AND MAXIMUM THICKNESS GIVEN AS DIMENSIONS OF MODOC AND LONGFELLOW SEQUENCES IN WHICH ALL DEPOSITS ARE CONTAINED; MAXIMUM LENGTH ESTIMATED FROM SHANNON MINE VERTICAL SECTION (LINDGREN 1905) STRIKE AND DIP GIVEN FOR ONE OF FIVE ORE BODIES (BLACK HAWK ORE BODY); 34 CLAIMS TOTALLING 562 ACRES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1981 | Calder, Susan R. | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-1992 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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