Granite Gold Group

The Granite Gold Group is a copper, gold, lead, and silver mine located in Greenlee county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,000 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: Granite Gold Group  

State:  Arizona

County:  Greenlee

Elevation: 5,000 Feet (1,524 Meters)

Commodity: Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver

Lat, Long: 33.1492, -109.29920

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Satelite image of the Granite Gold Group

Granite Gold Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Granite Gold Group
Secondary: Granite Butte


Commodity

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


Location

State: Arizona
County: Greenlee


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

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Ownership

Owner Name: Mc Laughlin, W. E.
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1940

Owner Name: S. T Stevens And Brothers
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1956


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
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

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): UNPATENTED CLAIMS EXTEND INTO SECTIONS 19 AND 30 OF CLIFTON

Reference (Deposit): QUAD

Reference (Deposit): USGS CLIFTON QUAD

Reference (Deposit): ADMR GRANITE GOLD NO.1 AND 2 FILE

Reference (Deposit): BLM AZ MINING CLAIMS LEAD FILE


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