Mine detail: Yellow Jacket Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

31.49707, -111.31541

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold
Secondary:	Copper, Silver
Ore:	Chrysocolla, Gold, Pyrite, Silver
Gangue:	Calcite, Quartz
Orebody form:	TABULAR

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Producer
First production started:	1900
Last production ended:	1938

Geology

Host type:	Welded Tuff
Associated type:	Rhyolite
Structure:	Nw-Trending Fault Zones; 3 Main Parallel Veins Intersected By Cross Faults (Yellow Jacket, Phoenix, And Green Veins)
Tectonic:	Block Faulting
Alteration processes:	Vein Oxidized To Iron Oxides And Small Amount Of Chrysocolla

References

MRDS	M241297
DEP	10109794
Reference	{Deposit:: KNIGHT, L.H., 1970, STRUCTURE AND MINERALIZATION OF THE ORO BLANCO MINING DISTRICT, SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA; PHD. DISSERTATION, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA}{Deposit:: USBM - ABGMT PRODUCTION FILE DATA}{Deposit:: USBM FILE DATA - CLUSTER #73 - YELLOW JACKET MINE}{Deposit:: ADMR FILE DATA: JELLOW JACKET MINE FILE}{Deposit:: KEITH, S. B., 1975, ABM BULL 191, P. 69}{Deposit:: ARIZ BUR MINES BULL 191, P. 69}
Reporter	Laraba, Peter (Calder, Susan)