Goodenough Mine

The Goodenough Mine is a gold, silver, and lead mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,501 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

Name: Goodenough Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Cochise

Elevation: 4,501 Feet (1,372 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver, Lead

Lat, Long: 31.71056, -110.06833

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Goodenough Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Goodenough Mine
Secondary: Combination
Secondary: No. 6


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead


Location

State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Tombstone District


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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: Tombstone Milling And Mining. Co.

Owner Name: San Marino Development Corp.
Home Office: Beverly Hills
Years: 1962 -

Owner Name: Tombstone Development Co.

Owner Name: Bunker Hill Mines Co.

Owner Name: Tombstone Consolidated Mines Co.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
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: Mexican Highland


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Type: L
Description: In Tombstone Basin. Nne Trending Granodiorite Dikes,Ne Fissures


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Bisbee Limestone Is Recrystallized


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION IS FROM GOODENOUGH CLAIM AND CAME THROUGH EITHER THE TOUGHNUT OR EMPIRE SHAFTS. 1879-1883 PRODUCTION UNDER TOUGHNUT

Comment (Development): SAN MARINO DEVELOPMENT CORP RUNNING MINE TOURS, 1962 TO PRESENT. TOMBSTONE MINING AND MILLING OPERATED PROPERTY 1884-1896, J.C. GILBERT IN 1913

Comment (Deposit): ORE ALONG ANTICLINAL ROLLS CUT BY NORTHEAST FISSURE ZONES.

Comment (Workings): GOODENOUGH CLAIM INCLUDES WORKINGS BETWEEN THE EMPIRE AMD TOUGHNUT SHAFTS. DESCRIBED UNDER EMPIRE MINE RECORD. IN 1884, PRODUCTION BEGAN FROM GOODENOUGH CLAIM

Comment (Geology): OXIDIZED OREBODIES ALONG ANTICLINAL ROLLS CUT BY NORTHEAST FISSURE ZONES.

Comment (Location): NE 1/4 SEC. 11. UTM EST.


References

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 76.

Reference (Deposit): ABM BULL 143, 1938

Reference (Production): KEITH, 1973, ARIZ. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 187


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