Gould Mine

The Gould Mine is a copper mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,199 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

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Site Name

Primary: Gould Mine

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead

Location

State: Arizona
County: Pima
District: Amole District

Land Status

Land ownership: National Park
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

Type: Underground

Ownership

Not available

Production

Year: 1940
Time Period: 1907 - 1940
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^2 % Cu, 0.1 Oz Ag/Ton

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: 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

Form: LENSES

Structure

Type: L
Description: Fissure Zone

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Quartz-Epidote-Garnet

Rocks

Name: Quartz Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Quartz Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Copper
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Epidote

Comments

Comment (Location): SAGUARO NATIONAL MONUMENT

Comment (Production): INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION 1907 - 1912 , AND 1940

Comment (Workings): SHAFT, TUNNELS, UNDERGROUND WORKINGS

References

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S. B., 1974 , INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189 , P

Reference (Production): KEITH, S. B., 1974 , P. 84

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