Mine detail: Sheldon Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

34.44866, -112.39685

Resource(M)

Primary:	Copper
Secondary:	Lead, Gold, Silver
Tertiary:	Zinc
Ore:	Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
Gangue:	Quartz
Orebody form:	PINCH/SWELL
Other material:	Pyrite

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Producer

Geology

Host type:	Diorite,Rhyolite
Associated rock:	Government Canyon Granodiorite;Informal Name = Walker Stock, Walker Granodiorite
Associated type:	Diorite,Rhyolite
Structure:	Foliation In Precambrian Country Rocks Trends N10e To N45e, Veins Sometimes Parallel To Regional Foliation
Alteration processes:	Minor

References

MRDS	M001656
DEP	10108997
Reference	{Deposit:: USGS BULL 782, P. 110}{Other Database:: CIMRI}{Production:: A.B.M. BULLETIN 140, P. 102.}
Reporter	Laraba, Peter (Dewitt, Ed), Gere, W., Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.)