Sheelite Reef

Prospect in Yavapai county in Arizona, United States with commodities Copper, Tungsten
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10283341
MRDS ID M003413
MAS/MILS ID 0040251744
Record type Site
Current site name Sheelite Reef
Related records 10027577

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -112.54354, 33.99896 (WGS84)
Elevation 1134

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yavapai(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Red Picacho(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Phoenix North(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Phoenix(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

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management AZ)

Bureau of Land Management AZ BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Yavapai

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 008 N 003 W 35 NENENW Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Tungsten Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -112.54354, 33.99896

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Mixed

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Earl F Anderson
    Home office Arizona
    Year 1961

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS RED PICACHO QUAD

  • Deposit

    ADMR MIDNIGHT OWL FILE

  • Deposit

    DALE V B TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF GILA YAVAPAI AND MOHAVE CTYS

  • Deposit

    USBM IC 8078 1961 P 36

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-NOV-83 ADMR U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative Arizona resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.