The Gold Creek Group is a mercury mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,600 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: 5,600 Feet (1,707 Meters)
Commodity: Mercury
Lat, Long: 33.9931, -111.42830
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Gold Creek Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold Creek Group
Secondary: Claims M S 4075
Secondary: Northern Light
Secondary: Bernice No. 1
Secondary: Big Tunnell
Secondary: Bowman and Reynolds Gila Grp Co
Secondary: Gila County Cinnabar Claims
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Location
State: Arizona
County: Gila
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
Type: Patented
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: G. K Grimes And W A Brunson
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1960
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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): PAT CLAIMS EXTEND INTO SECTIONS 27,26,33 OF T 8N, R 9E AND
Reference (Deposit): INTO SECTION 4 IN T 7N,R 9E
Reference (Deposit): USGS RENO PASS QUAD
Reference (Deposit): TO 102
Reference (Deposit): BLM MINING DISTRICT SHEET 130
Reference (Deposit): USBM 1C 8252 MERCURY POTENTIAL OF THE US 1965 P 65
Reference (Deposit): LAUSEN C AND E D GARDNER QUICKSILVER RESOURCES OF AZ AZBM
Reference (Deposit): BULL 122 1927 P 89-93
Reference (Deposit): ADMR GOLD CREEK MERCURY MINES FILE
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 620-F CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECONOMIC GEOLOGY 1916 P 45
Arizona Gold
"Where to Find Gold in Arizona" looks at the density of modern placer mining claims along with historical gold mining locations and mining district descriptions to determine areas of high gold discovery potential in Arizona. Read more: Where to Find Gold in Arizona.
