Golden Fleece Mine

The Golden Fleece Mine is a gold mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 8,051 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: Golden Fleece Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Cochise

Elevation: 8,051 Feet (2,454 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 31.37583, -110.28667

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Golden Fleece Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Golden Fleece Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Lead


Location

State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Hartford District


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1923
Year Last Production: 1941
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: Fault Contact Between Morita Formation And Jurassic Volcanic Rocks (Usgs Map I-509 Many Nw Trending Faults Such As The One Near The Mine Are Present In The Huachucas


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Workings): 55 FOOT SHAFT BUILT FIRST. THEN 500 FT TUNNEL TO INTERSECT VEIN BELOW SHAFT

Comment (Geology): MOST ROCK TYPE UNKNOWN, AS EXACT LOCATION IS UNKNOWN. NO REFERENCE SPECIFIC TO THIS MINE FOUND, EXCEPTING A NEWSPAPER CLIPPING.

Comment (Development): OPERATORS INCLUDED W.E. GARDNER, R.C. HYDE, M.H. SYLVESTER, I.D. BRYSON, W.H. HARRISON, GOLD AND METAL CO OF ARIZONA

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)


References

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT 187, P. 64.

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): HAYES, P.T. AND RAUP, R.B., 1968. GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE HUACHUCA AND MUSTANG MOUNTAINS USGS MISCELANEOUS GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS, I-509.


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