Mine detail: Silver Flake Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

34.47255, -112.47381

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold, Lead, Zinc
Secondary:	Silver
Tertiary:	Uranium, Vanadium, Copper, Cobalt
Ore:	Chalcopyrite, Cobaltite, Galena, Gold, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
Gangue:	Quartz
Orebody form:	TABULAR
Other material:	Pyrite
Discovery year:	1885

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Vein
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Producer
First production started:	1895
Last production ended:	1954

Geology

Host type:	Diorite
Associated rock:	Government Canyon Granodiorite
Associated type:	Diorite
Structure:	Granodiorite Rather Massive, Veins Trend N30w To N60w
Alteration processes:	Minor

References

MRDS	M800376
DEP	10048258
Reference	{Deposit:: USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA}{Deposit:: ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE DATA}{Deposit:: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA}{Deposit:: USGS GQ MAP GQ-997}
Reporter	Laraba, Peter (Dewitt, Ed)