The Golden Gate Mine Group is a gold, lead, and silver mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,079 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: 5,079 Feet (1,548 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 31.8014, -110.76060
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Golden Gate Mine Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Golden Gate Mine Group
Secondary: Coronado Nf, Part 12, Santa Rita Mt
Secondary: Golden Gate Group
Secondary: U S Grant
Secondary: Arrastra Mine Group ?.
Secondary: Golden Gate Mine, Amerco Mine, Gold
Secondary: Fish Mine, Lexington Mine.
Secondary: Unit, Az, Usbm Ofr Mla 11-94.
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pima
District: Helvetia-Rosemont District
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Arizona Mining And Refining Co
Info Year: 1969
Owner Name: Nail
Production
Year: 1969
Time Period: 1880-1969
Description: 1880-1969 Avg 1 Oz/T Au, 3 Oz/T Ag, +Pb 200 Tons
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-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: Sonoran Desert
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
Comment (Deposit): GROUP VARIED IN SIZE TO 40 UNPATENTED CLAIMS PLUS MILL SITES.
References
Reference (Deposit): S B KEITH ARIZ BUR MINES BULL 189 P126 1974
Reference (Deposit): USGS SAHUARITA QUADRANGLE
Reference (Deposit): ARIZ DEPT MIN RES FILE DATA.
Reference (Deposit): F C SCHRADER, 1915, USGS BULL 582, P. 132.
Reference (Deposit): D A HEATWOLE, 1966, GEOL OF THE BOX CANYON AREA, UNIV OF
Reference (Deposit): ARIZ MS THESIS.
Arizona Gold
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