The Silver Shield Mine is a silver mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,750 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: 3,750 Feet (1,143 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 31.65111, -111.28472
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Silver Shield Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Shield Mine
Secondary: Colorado Clark
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Mercury
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pima
District: Cerro Colorado District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1880
Year Last Production: 1955
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: IRREGULAR, LENSING, SPOTTY
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): NE 1/4 SECTION 35
Comment (Deposit): OXIDIZED
Comment (Workings): WORKED INTERMITTENTLY FROM 1880'S TO 1955
Comment (Production): WORKED INTERMITTENTLY FROM 1880'S TO EARLY 1900'S
Comment (Development): OPERATORS INCLUDED JOHN A. FOLK
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S. B., 1974 , INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189 , P. 114
Reference (Production): ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 114 .
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