Sheldon Superior Mine

The Sheldon Superior Mine is a copper and silver mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 7,001 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: Sheldon Superior Mine
Secondary: Chase Mine
Secondary: Chase Property
Secondary: Black Lode Claim

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead

Location

State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Mt. Union District

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: W. H. Cummings
Years: 1935 -

Owner Name: Rocky Mountain Mines, Inc (1940'S)

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1935
Year Last Production: 1954
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: TABULAR

Structure

Type: R
Description: Foliation In Precambrian Country Rocks Trends N10e To N40e

Type: L
Description: Veins Sometimes Parallel Regional Follation

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Minor

Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age in Years: 74.000000+-4.000000
Dating Method: K-Ar
Age Young: Paleozoic
Age Old: Cretaceous

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age in Years: 74.000000+-4.000000
Dating Method: K-Ar
Age Young: Paleozoic
Age Old: Cretaceous

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): SHELDON SUPERIOR = CHASE PROPERTY. MAIN WORKINGS ON CHASE PROPERTY ON BLACK LODE CLAIM.

Comment (Development): CLAIM GROUP INCLUDES BLACK LODE, BIG FOUR, HASSAYAMPA, RANCHE, WATERFALL

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT IS VEIN IN CRET-PALEO WALKER GRANODIORITE.

Comment (Workings): ONE SHAFT IS 330 FT DEEP. ONE TUNNEL 400 FT. LONG. LEVELS ON 100, 200 FT BELOW COLLAR OF SHAFT.

Comment (Geology): RHYOLITE DIKES LOCALLY ABUNDANT NEAR VEINS.

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS GEOL. QUAD. MAP GQ 997.

Reference (Deposit): AZ. DEPT. MIN. RESOURCES FILE DATA.

Reference (Deposit): USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA.

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE.

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI

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