The Goodenough Mine is a gold, silver, and lead mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,501 feet.
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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: 4,501 Feet (1,372 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 31.71056, -110.06833
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Goodenough Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Goodenough Mine
Secondary: Combination
Secondary: No. 6
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Tombstone 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
Owner Name: Tombstone Milling And Mining. Co.
Owner Name: San Marino Development Corp.
Home Office: Beverly Hills
Years: 1962 -
Owner Name: Tombstone Development Co.
Owner Name: Bunker Hill Mines Co.
Owner Name: Tombstone Consolidated Mines Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
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: L
Description: In Tombstone Basin. Nne Trending Granodiorite Dikes,Ne Fissures
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Bisbee Limestone Is Recrystallized
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION IS FROM GOODENOUGH CLAIM AND CAME THROUGH EITHER THE TOUGHNUT OR EMPIRE SHAFTS. 1879-1883 PRODUCTION UNDER TOUGHNUT
Comment (Development): SAN MARINO DEVELOPMENT CORP RUNNING MINE TOURS, 1962 TO PRESENT. TOMBSTONE MINING AND MILLING OPERATED PROPERTY 1884-1896, J.C. GILBERT IN 1913
Comment (Deposit): ORE ALONG ANTICLINAL ROLLS CUT BY NORTHEAST FISSURE ZONES.
Comment (Workings): GOODENOUGH CLAIM INCLUDES WORKINGS BETWEEN THE EMPIRE AMD TOUGHNUT SHAFTS. DESCRIBED UNDER EMPIRE MINE RECORD. IN 1884, PRODUCTION BEGAN FROM GOODENOUGH CLAIM
Comment (Geology): OXIDIZED OREBODIES ALONG ANTICLINAL ROLLS CUT BY NORTHEAST FISSURE ZONES.
Comment (Location): NE 1/4 SEC. 11. UTM EST.
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 76.
Reference (Deposit): ABM BULL 143, 1938
Reference (Production): KEITH, 1973, ARIZ. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 187
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