The Golden Slipper Mine is a gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,999 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
Elevation: 2,999 Feet (914 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 33.955, -112.50806
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Golden Slipper Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Golden Slipper Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Red Picacho District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Ray Howland
Years: 1940 -
Owner Name: Colland Mining Co.
Years: 1940 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1932
Year Last Production: 1936
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
Type: R
Description: Bedding In Volcanics Strikes Northwest
Type: L
Description: Veins Oriented Northwest, Parallel To Faults Which Cut Volcanics
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: None
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATION BASED ON CLAIM MAP SHOWING TWO SHAFTS IMMEDIATELY TO THE EAST OF AN INTERMITTENT STREAM JUST BEFORE IT FLOWS OVER THE BOUNDARY FROM YAVAPAI TO MARICOPA COUNTY
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS INCLUDE A SHAFT 25 FT DEEP WITH DRIFTS AND AN INCLINED SHAFT TO THE SE ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHER SMALLER WORKINGS
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS QUARTZ VEIN WHICH CUTS TERTIARY VOLCANIC ROCKS
References
Reference (Deposit): WILSON, E.D., 1934 , ARIZONA LODE GOLD MINES AND GOLD MINING: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 137 , P. 65
Reference (Deposit): ARIZONA DEPT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILES
Reference (Production): A.B.M. BULLETIN 137 , P. 65
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