Mine detail: Sitting Bull Mine

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Location: Yavapai County, Arizona, United States, North America
Lat / long: 34.62255, -112.07324
dep_id: 10027297
mrds_id: M002754
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Trace mineral: Copper, Lead, Zinc
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Vein
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Producer
ore: Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Sphalerite
gangue: Pyrite, Quartz
orebody_fm: LENSES, PODS
alteration: None
conc_proc: Oxidation At Near Surface
ore_ctrl: Faulting, Shearing
Reporter: Gere, W., Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.), Dewitt, Ed H.
hrock_type: Diorite
arock_unit: Cherry Creek Quartz Diorite (Informal)
arock_type: Diorite
Structure: None, Quartz Diorite Unfoliated
References:
  • Deposit:: ANDERSON, C.A. AND CREASEY, S.C., 1958 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE JEROME AREA, YAVAPAI COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 308 , P. 17
  • Production:: U.S.G.S. P.P. 308 , P. 175
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