Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
SecondaryCopper
TertiaryLead, Manganese, Barium-Barite, Beryllium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnknown
Orebody formIRREGULAR MASSES
Ore controlA Fault Zone That Dips Northward At Low Angles Contains The Main Ore Body Of The Sheep Tanks Mine, But Most Of The Faults And Fracture Zones That Preceded That Mineralization Strike Towards The Northwest And Dip Steeply Northeast
Materials
Ore mineralsChrysocolla, Gold, Limonite, Pyrolusite, Silver
GangueGalena, Quartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockVolcanic Breccia (Agglomerate),Rhyolite,Dacite
Associated rockDiorite
StructureSee Comments
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10027204
MRDS IDM002463
Alternate namesResolution Group
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates33.37368, -113.75605
References
ELSING, M.J., HEINEMAN, R.E.S., 1936, ARIZONA METAL PRODUCTION: ARIZ. B.M. BULLETIN 140, P. 104.JOHNSON, M.G., 1972, PLACER GOLD DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 1355, P. 82.WILSON, E.D., 1933, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SOUTHERN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZ. B.M. BULLETIN 134, P. 132.WILSON, E.D., CUNNINGHAM, J.B., BUTLER, G.M., 1934, ARIZONA LODE GOLD MINES AND GOLD MINING: ARIZ. B.M. BULLETIN 137, P. 143.PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.PEIRCE, H.W., 1990, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERALS CARD FILE.ELEVATORSKI, E.A., 1978, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES, MINERAL REPORT 2, P. 70.CIMRIA.B.M. BULLETIN 134, P. 133; A.B.M. BULLETIN 137, P. 144; A.B.M. BULLETIN 140, P. 104.