Arizona · Yavapai County
Producer

Sheldon Mine

Yavapai County, Arizona, United States
CopperLeadGoldSilverZinc
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryLead, Gold, Silver
TertiaryZinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPINCH/SWELL
Ore controlFaulting, Shearing
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueQuartz
Other materialsPyrite
Geology
Host rockDiorite,Rhyolite
Associated rockDiorite,Rhyolite · Government Canyon Granodiorite;Informal Name = Walker Stock, Walker Granodiorite
StructureFoliation In Precambrian Country Rocks Trends N10e To N45e, Veins Sometimes Parallel To Regional Foliation
AlterationMinor
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10108997
MRDS IDM001656
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.44866, -112.39685
References
USGS BULL 782, P. 110CIMRIA.B.M. BULLETIN 140, P. 102.