Arizona · Yavapai County
Past Producer

Yaeger Canyon Mine

Yavapai County, Arizona, United States
CopperGoldSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryGold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlFaulting, Shearing
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Tennantite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockMica Schist,Tuff,Rhyolite · Spud Mountain Volcanics;Grapevine Gulch Formation
Associated rockRhyolite
StructureFoliation And Transposed Bedding In Metamorphic Rocks Trends N-S To N15w, Veins Cut Across Foliation Nearly At Right Angles, Veins Trend E-W
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1890
Last production1949
Identification
Deposit ID10027257
MRDS IDM002650
Alternate namesYaeger Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.6656, -112.18602
References
ANDERSON, C.A. AND CREASEY, S.C., 1958 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE JEROME AREA, YAVAPAI COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 308 , P. 176USGS BULL 782, P. 98ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILESABGMT-USBM FILE DATAARIZONA DEPT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA