The Golden Eagle Mine is a copper mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,799 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: 3,799 Feet (1,158 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 33.43111, -110.86333
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Golden Eagle Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Golden Eagle Mine
Secondary: Show Me Copper Co. Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Gila
District: Miami-Inspiration 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
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Strode, J. W.
Years: 1939 -
Owner Name: Amico Mining Corp (Anaconda)
Years: 1947 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1878
Year Last Production: 1937
Discovery Year: 1878
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Nne Trending Miami Fault; Mine Is W Of Fault, Where Lost Gulch Quartz Monzonite Intrudes Into Pinal Schist
Type: L
Description: Mine Nw Of Miami Fault, Nw Oriented Contact Between Pinal Schist To S And Lost Gulch Quartz Monzonite To ;North
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Hematite
Comments
Comment (Production): ABGMT-USBM PRODUCTION DATA ONLY INCLUDES 1930'S. DOES NOT INCLUDE 1878-1900 WHEN THE MAJOR PRODUCT WAS GOLD
Comment (Development): CONSISTS OF 2 UNPATENTED CLAIMS. PREVIOUSLY OWNED BY FRANK THOMPSON (1916), AND AT ONE TIME OWNED BY SHOW ME COPPER CO. NO PRODUCTION REPORTED 1901-1934
Comment (Deposit): TWO PARALLEL VEINS IN FISSURE ZONES
Comment (Workings): TUNNEL OF 1000 FT IN LENGTH AS WELL AS 3 WINZES AND A SHAFT EXTENDING DOWN FROM THE TUNNEL; AT ONE TIME THERE WAS ALSO A SMALL PIT
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)
References
Reference (Deposit): ADMR FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILES
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