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Upshot Mine (Billy Goat Mine), Yavapai County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 25' 22'' North , 112° 15' 56'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
34.42305,-112.26556
GeoHash:
G#: 9w05v6d8y
GRN:
N23W67
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Mayer1,497 (2011)3.9km
Dewey-Humboldt3,894 (2011)12.1km
Spring Valley1,148 (2011)13.1km
Cordes Lakes2,633 (2011)19.6km
Prescott Valley42,197 (2017)21.3km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Prescott Gem & Mineral ClubPrescott Valley, Arizona21km
Black Canyon City Rock ClubBlack Canyon City, Arizona41km
Mingus Gem & Mineral ClubCottonwood, Arizona42km
Verde River RockhoundsCottonwood, Arizona42km
Mindat Locality ID:
134750
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:134750:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former underground Cu-Zn-Pb-Au-Ag mine. Produced 1931-1949. Claims extend into secs. 8, 9 & 17.

Mineralization is a lens-shaped ore body. Ore control was stratigraphy. Ore concentration was oxidation at near surface. Alteration included chloritization and silicification.

Area structures include foliation that parallels transposed bedding. bedding and foliation trend N20E.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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4 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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North America PlateTectonic Plate

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References

U.S. Bureau of Mines - Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mining Technology file data.
USGS GQ map 997.
USGS Poland Junction Quadrangle map.
Arizona Department of Mineral Resources Upshot file.
MRDS database Dep. ID #10048047, MRDS ID #M800011.
Anderson, C.A. & P.M. Blacet (1972), Precambrian geology of the northern Bradshaw Mountains, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USGS Bull. 1336.
Webb, W.F. (1978) Poland Junction Area Massive Sulfide Occurrences. M.S. thesis, University of Arizona, 113pp.
Webb, W.F. (1979) Precambrian Geology and Ore Deposits near Poland Junction. University of Arizona thesis.
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