The Golden Eagle Mine is a copper mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,799 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: 3,799 Feet (1,158 Meters)
Primary Mineral: Copper
Lat, Long: 33.43111, -110.86333
Golden Eagle Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Golden Eagle MineSecondary: Show Me Copper Co. Mine
Commodity
Primary: CopperSecondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: ArizonaCounty: Gila
District: Miami-Inspiration District
Land Status
Land ownership: PrivateHoldings
Workings
Type: Surface/UndergroundOwnership
Owner Name: Strode, J. W.
Years: 1939 -
Years: 1939 -
Owner Name: Amico Mining Corp (Anaconda)
Years: 1947 -
Years: 1947 -
Production
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1878
Year Last Production: 1937
Discovery Year: 1878
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1878
Year Last Production: 1937
Discovery Year: 1878
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane PlateausPhysiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Orebody
Structure
Type: R
Description: Nne Trending Miami Fault; Mine Is W Of Fault, Where Lost Gulch Quartz Monzonite Intrudes Into Pinal Schist
Description: Nne Trending Miami Fault; Mine Is W Of Fault, Where Lost Gulch Quartz Monzonite Intrudes Into Pinal Schist
Type: L
Description: Mine Nw Of Miami Fault, Nw Oriented Contact Between Pinal Schist To S And Lost Gulch Quartz Monzonite To ;North
Description: Mine Nw Of Miami Fault, Nw Oriented Contact Between Pinal Schist To S And Lost Gulch Quartz Monzonite To ;North
Alterations
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleocene
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleocene
Analytical Data
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Hematite
Comments
| Comment Type: Production |
Comment: ABGMT-USBM PRODUCTION DATA ONLY INCLUDES 1930'S. DOES NOT INCLUDE 1878-1900 WHEN THE MAJOR PRODUCT WAS GOLD |
| Comment Type: Development |
Comment: CONSISTS OF 2 UNPATENTED CLAIMS. PREVIOUSLY OWNED BY FRANK THOMPSON (1916), AND AT ONE TIME OWNED BY SHOW ME COPPER CO. NO PRODUCTION REPORTED 1901-1934 |
| Comment Type: Deposit |
Comment: TWO PARALLEL VEINS IN FISSURE ZONES |
| Comment Type: Workings |
Comment: TUNNEL OF 1000 FT IN LENGTH AS WELL AS 3 WINZES AND A SHAFT EXTENDING DOWN FROM THE TUNNEL; AT ONE TIME THERE WAS ALSO A SMALL PIT |
| Comment Type: Location |
Comment: INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979) |
References
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Reference Category: Deposit
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Reference: ADMR FILE DATA
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Reference Category: Deposit
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Reference: ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
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Reference Category: Deposit
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Reference: ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILES
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