The Shylock Mine is a gold, silver, and copper mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,850 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 5,850 Feet (1,783 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Copper
Lat, Long: 34.62194, -112.18417
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Shylock Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Shylock Mine
Secondary: Consists of 13 Claims: Valley
Secondary: Pittsburg
Secondary: Pittsburg Extension
Secondary: Blue Horse
Secondary: Bucky O'Neil
Secondary: Bucky O'Neil No 2
Secondary: Arizona Central
Secondary: St. Lawrence
Secondary: Shylock
Secondary: Stormcloud
Secondary: Stormcliff
Secondary: Cincinnata
Secondary: Copper Merchant
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Black Hills District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Elmar Mining Co.
Years: 1944 -
Owner Name: Huffaren, V. J.
Years: 1950 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1911
Year Last Production: 1950
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENTICULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Foliation And Transposed Bedding In Metamorphic Rocks Trends N-S To N15w
Type: L
Description: Veins Cut Across Foliation Nearly At Right Angles, Vein Strikes Ene
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: None
Rocks
Name: Chert
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1760.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1760.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1760.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Tuff
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1760.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1760.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Ankerite
Comments
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS LOW-ANGLE QUARTZ VEIN WHICH CROSS-CUTS PRECAMBRIAN METAMORPHIC ROCKS.
References
Reference (Deposit): 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. 177.
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA.
Reference (Deposit): ARIZONA DEPT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 782, P. 99.
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILES.
Reference (Deposit): PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.
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