Arizona · Yavapai County
Producer
Whipshaw Mine
Yavapai County, Arizona, United States
Gold
Copper
Silver
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Commodities
Primary
Gold, Copper
Secondary
Silver
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit type
Vein
Deposit size
S
Workings
Underground
Ore control
Faulting, Shearing
Materials
Ore minerals
Chrysocolla, Gold, Specularite
Gangue
Hematite, Limonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rock
Mica Schist,Amphibole Schist,Rhyolite
Associated rock
Rhyolite,Granite
Structure
Foliation In Precambrian Schist Trends N20e To N50e. Tertiary Volcanics Dip Ne, Strike Nw, Veins Parallel Low-Angle (Less Than 50 Deg) Faults Which Trend Nw
Alteration
Minor Fe-Staining
Economic & production
Development status
Producer
First production
1931
Last production
1937
Identification
Deposit ID
10109041
MRDS ID
M003253
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
34.047, -112.48102
References
USGS BULL 782, P. 185ARIZONA DEPT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATAABM BULL 137, P. 62