Arizona · Yavapai County
Past Producer

Shea Mine

Yavapai County, Arizona, United States
SilverCopperGoldLeadBarium-BariteArsenic
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Commodities
PrimarySilver
SecondaryCopper, Gold
TertiaryLead, Barium-Barite, Arsenic
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFaulting, Shearing
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Silver, Tetrahedrite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Other materialsPyrite
Geology
Host rockMeta-Basalt · Shea Basalt;
StructureFoliation In Shea Basalt Trends N65e To N80e, Vein Trends E-W And Crosscuts Foliation In Precambrian Rocks
AlterationMinor Chlorite, Sericite In Country Rocks
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1918
Last production1941
Identification
Deposit ID10102465
MRDS IDM002687
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.7006, -112.09213
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. 152.USGS BULL 782, P. 92.BUTLER, B.S., 1938, SOME ARIZONA ORE DEPOSITS: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 145, P. 58.ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILES.ARIZONA DEPT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA.