The Yaeger Canyon Mine is a copper mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,876 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: 5,876 Feet (1,791 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 34.66556, -112.18528
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Yaeger Canyon Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Yaeger Canyon Mine
Secondary: Yaeger Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
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: Bill Bradley
Years: 1980 -
Owner Name: W. H. Kirkpatrick
Years: 1944 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1890
Year Last Production: 1949
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, Veins Trend E-W
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
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: Mica Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1760.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 0.65 OZ. AG/TON, 1 % CU
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Tennantite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Chalcocite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION FIGURES INCLUDE PRODUCTION FROM THE DUMP
Comment (Development): CLAIMS HELD BY CURRENT OWNER INCLUDED 8 OF THE ORIGINAL 11: BONANZA NO. 1, QUEEN BEE, QUEEN BEE NO. 1, QUEEN BEE NO. 2, GRAY COPPER, GRAY COPPER NO. 1, GRAY COPPER NO. 2, SEARCHLIGHT
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. 176
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 782, P. 98
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILES
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): ARIZONA DEPT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA
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