The Golden Wave is a mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,799 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
Elevation: 3,799 Feet (1,158 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 34.2189, -112.85440
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Golden Wave MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Golden Wave
Secondary: Martinez.Patent 2520
Secondary: Reese
Secondary: Grasshopper
Secondary: Chicago
Secondary: Last Chance Patent 2520
Secondary: Republic
Commodity
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Sulfur-Pyrite
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
Land Status
Land ownership: Mixed
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: James Rees
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1938
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: 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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): CLAIMS EXTEND INTO E2SE OF SEC.10
Reference (Deposit): USGS CONGRESS QUAD
Reference (Deposit): BLM MINING DIST SHEET 309
Reference (Deposit): ADMR GEOLOGY FILE E A STONE AND T H KUHN SMALLER MINES AND
Reference (Deposit): PROSPECTS NEAR CONGRESS 1945 P 5
Reference (Deposit): ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL JUNE 1941
Reference (Deposit): METZGER O H GOLD MINING AND MILLING IN THE WICKENBERG AREA
Reference (Deposit): USBM IC 6991 1938 P 39
Reference (Deposit): YAVAPAI COUNTY RECORDER'S RECORDS
Reference (Deposit): AZ MINING JOURNAL FEB 1 1922 P 21
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