The Gold Charm Mine is a gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,401 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: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 34.42694, -112.44500
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Gold Charm Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold Charm Mine
Secondary: Golden Eagle
Secondary: St. Theresa
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Mount Union District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: W. Larue
Owner Name: St. Theresa Mining Co.
Years: 1934 - 1935
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1934
Year Last Production: 1949
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
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Granodiorite Rather Massive
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Minor
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Paleoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Development): PATENTED CLAIMS INCLUDE MS. 2804 GROUP: WEST END, WEST END EXTENSION. MAIN ADIT ON WEST END EXTENSION
Comment (Deposit): VERY LITTLE INFORMATION ON DEPOSIT. GEOLOGY SIMILAR TO BIG PINE MINE
Comment (Workings): TWO TUNNELS
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS QUARTZ VEIN WHICH CUTS PROTEROZOIC GRANODIORITE
Comment (Location): LOCATION TAKEN TO ADIT SYMBOL SOUTHWEST OF THE BIG PINE GROUP. GOLD CHARM MAYBE THE BIG PINE MINE, BUT MINED AT A LATER DATE AND GIVEN A NEW NAME. GOLD CHARM MAY ALSO BE SEPARATE MINE FROM BIG PINE, BUT MAY HAVE HAD ITS NAME CONFUSED WITH THE BIG PINE THROUGH TIME
References
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): AZ DEP MIN RES FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): USGS GQ MAP GQ-997
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