The Shamrock Mine is a lead and silver mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,701 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: 3,701 Feet (1,128 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 31.55972, -111.34250
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Shamrock Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Shamrock Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Uranium
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pima
District: Arivaca District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: C. Meyers
Home Office: Tucson, Az.
Years: 1955 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 0.05 % EU3O8
Materials
Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Barite
Comments
Comment (Commodity): URANIUM MINERAL NOT VISIBLE IN ORE.
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION YEARS NOT KNOWN
Comment (Development): OPERATORS INCLUDED C.V. MYERS, E. RENT; 4 MEN EMPLOYED (1954); 2 UNPATENTED CLAIMS, 1954
References
Reference (Deposit): PRELIMINARY RECONNAISSANCE FOR URANIUM IN PIMA AND PINAL COUNTIES, ARIZONA, 1950 - 1957 : US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION RME - 159 , JUNE 1970 , P. 22 .
Reference (Deposit): ARIZONA DEPT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA
Reference (Production): RME - 159 , P. 22
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