Sheeptrail-Boulevard Mine (Sheeptrail Mine; Boulevard Mine; Minnie Mine), Oatman Mining District, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 13' North , 114° 27' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Katherine | 103 (2011) | 10.2km |
| Laughlin | 7,323 (2011) | 12.4km |
| Bullhead City | 39,445 (2017) | 13.2km |
| Golden Valley | 8,370 (2011) | 20.6km |
| Oatman | 135 (2011) | 22.0km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Silvery Colorado River Rock Club | Bullhead City, Arizona | 13km |
| Mohave County Gemstoners | Kingman, Arizona | 36km |
Mindat Locality ID:
39939
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:39939:6
GUID (UUID V4):
d1c619e9-b30e-4814-a7ec-6b86187b7b1d
‡Ref.: Wilson, E.D., et al (1934), AZ Bur. of Mines Bull. 137: 106-107; Schrader, F.C. (1909), Mineral deposits of the Cerbat Range, Black Mountains, and the Grand Wash Cliffs, Mohave County, Arizona: USGS Bull. 397: 204; MRDS files #10027929 & 10186103.
A former underground gold mine located in sec. 7, T.21N., R.20W., about 7 miles from the Colorado River. Discovered in 1865 by Jack Mellen (Sheeptrail Mine) and owned at times, or in part, by the Arizona-Pyramid Gold Mining Co.; and, the New Comstock Mining Co. (1904- ).
35.21890; -114.45220.
Mineralization is a vein that occurs near the contact of granite with a dike of rhyolite-porphyry which forms the hanging wall at the West end of the mine. Small stringers occur both in the granite and in a dike, but most ore mined seems to have come from the rhyolite. The vein strikes NW and dips South and takes a curved course, trending more nearly East-West towards the NW end. At the West end it is cut by a NE fault. Mineralization consists of a number of small stringers of quartz over a width of from 3 to 7 feet. Ore concentration process was descending groundwater that concentrated the ore at or below the water table. Ore control was a NW-trending fissure zone predominently in a rhyolite dike.
Rhyolite dikes in granite, rhyolite flow to the SW of the mine. NW to NNW-trending normal fault. Tertiary flows strike NW and dip 30º-40º NE.
Workings include a 450 foot deep inclined shaft and considerable drifting. Produced an estimated 15,000 tons of ore.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
USA
- Arizona
- Mohave County
- Black MountainsMountain Range
- Mohave County
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