The Upshot Mine is a zinc, lead, gold, and copper mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,669 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
Elevation: 4,669 Feet (1,423 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Lead, Gold, Copper
Lat, Long: 34.42306, -112.26583
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Upshot Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Upshot Mine
Secondary: Billy Goat
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Big Bug District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Sullivan, A. And Lawson, C.
Years: 1949 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1931
Year Last Production: 1949
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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: LENS
Structure
Type: R
Description: Bedding And Foliation Trend N 20 E
Type: L
Description: Foliation Parallels Transposed Bedding
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Chloritization, Silicification
Rocks
Name: Tuff
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Chert
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Chlorite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED 0.4 MILES EAST OF PENTLAND MINE AND NORTHEAST OF HACKBERRY MINE
Comment (Geology): MASSIVE SULFIDE LENS IN PRECAMBRIAN METARHYOLITE
References
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): WEBB, W.F., 1978, M.S. THESIS, UNN. OF AZ. 113 PGS.
Reference (Deposit): USGS GQ MAP 997
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 1336
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