The Golden Eagle Mine is a lead, copper, silver, and gold mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,701 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
Elevation: 4,701 Feet (1,433 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Copper, Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 32.29444, -109.71861
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Golden Eagle Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Golden Eagle Mine
Secondary: Carleton
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Teviston District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
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
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Nw Trending Etert Intrusives In Area, Probably Associated With Teviston District Mineralization
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidized Base Metal Sulfides.
Rocks
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Lead
Ore: Silver
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): NW 1/4 SEC 20, UTM EST
Comment (Workings): TUNNEL WORKINGS.
Comment (Deposit): ORE IN IRREGULAR QUARTZ VEINS IN SCHIST.
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S B, 1973, ARIZ BUR OF MINES BULL 187, P 72
Reference (Production): KEITH, 1973, ARIZ BUR OF MINES BULL 187
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