Upshot Mine

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

Name: Upshot Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Yavapai

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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