Golden Central Mine

The Golden Central Mine is a copper, lead, gold, and silver mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,631 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

Name: Golden Central Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Yavapai

Elevation: 2,631 Feet (802 Meters)

Commodity: Copper, Lead, Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 34.05306, -112.30583

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Golden Central Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Golden Central Mine
Secondary: Gold Central


Commodity

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


Location

State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Humbug District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Charles Champie, Phoenix, Az And Stockdale And Stivers,
Years: 1945 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1901
Discovery Year: 1897
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: Foliation In Precambrian Xenoliths (Quartz-Mica Schist) Trends N 40-50 E

Type: L
Description: Veins Parallel Rhyolite Porphyry Dikes And Foliation In Precambrian Xenoliths


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericitization Adjacent To Some Dikes


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Geology): GEOLOGY SAME AS EL PERO BONITO MINE, WITH EXCEPTION OF NO RHYOLITE PORPHYRY DIKE

Comment (Deposit): GOLDEN CENTRAL CLAIMS ARE IN MOUNTAIN CHIEF CLAIM GROUP. EL PERO BONITO AND GOLDEN CENTRAL MAY BE CONNECTED BY 600 FOOT-LONG CROSSCUT ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Location): LOCATED ADJACENT TO AND 500 FEET SOUTHEAST OF EL PERO BONITO MINE AND CLAIM. GOLDEN CENTRAL CLAIMS ARE IN MOUNTAIN CHIEF GROUP

Comment (Deposit): GOLDEN CENTRAL CLAIMS (NO. 1, 2) ARE ADJACENT TO AND SOUTHEAST OF EL PERO BONITO CLAIM AND MINE IN MOUNTAIN CHIEF GROUP. GOLDEN CENTRAL CLAIMS ARE UNPATENTED

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: LATE 1890'S


References

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE

Reference (Deposit): ABM BULL 140, P. 60-61

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA


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