Shylock Mine

The Shylock Mine is a gold, silver, and copper mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,850 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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

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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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