Goodman Mine

The Goodman Mine is a gold mine located in La Paz county, Arizona at an elevation of 1,099 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Goodman Mine

State:  Arizona

County:  La Paz

Elevation: 1,099 Feet (335 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 33.66472, -114.38806

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Goodman Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Goodman Mine
Secondary: Gold Belt
Secondary: Scott Lode


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: REE
Tertiary: Thorium


Location

State: Arizona
County: La Paz


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Unknown


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: LINEAR, LENSING


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Commodity): TH, RAE NOTED IN SHEAR ZONE.

Comment (Workings): UNDERGROUND WORKING INCLUDE SEVERAL INCLINED SHAFTS AND CONNECTING TUNNELS.

Comment (Geology): IN THE OXIDIZED ZONE, THESE CAVITIES ARE MORE OR LESS FILLED WITH IRON OXIDE THAT CONTAINS VISIBLE FREE GOLD. WHERE OXIDATION HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETE, GOLD-BEARING PYRITE IS RELATIVELY ABUNDANT, PARTICULARLY NEAR THE WALLS OF THE VEIN

Comment (Production): NO COPPER OR LEAD RECOVERED.

Comment (Development): WORKED FROM 1860 THROUGH 1914 AND INTERMITTENTLY THROUGH 1940


References

Reference (Deposit): WILSON, E.D.; CUNNINGHAM, J.B.; BUTLER, G.M.; 1934; ARIZONA LODE MINES AND GOLD MINING: A.B.M. BULLETIN 137, P. 136.

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1978, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA; ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 192, P. 159

Reference (Production): A.B.M. BULL. 140, P. 104; A.B.M. BULL. 137, P. 136. (10) KEITH, S.B., 1978.

Reference (Deposit): ELSING, M.J.; HEINEMAN, R.E.S.; ARIZONA METAL PRODUCTION: A.B.M. BULLETIN 140, P. 104

Reference (Deposit): JONES, E.L.; 1915; GOLD DEPOSITS NEAR QUARTZITE, ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 620, P. 55


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