The Hidden Treasure-Golden Fleece Mine is a gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,581 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,581 Feet (2,006 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 34.44917, -112.38694
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Hidden Treasure-Golden Fleece Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hidden Treasure-Golden Fleece Mine
Secondary: Golden Fleece
Secondary: Hidden Treasure
Secondary: Patented Claims: Golden Fleece No. 1
Secondary: No. 2
Secondary: And No. 4
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Walker District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: C. L. Baker Was Lessee In 1951; F. N. Schroth Was Owner In 1951
Owner Name: J. L. Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1935
Year Last Production: 1951
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Foliation In Precambrian Country Rocks Trends N10e To N45e
Type: L
Description: Veins Sometimes Parallel To Regional Foliation
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Minor
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Ore: Marcasite
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Workings): 2 SHAFTS, 80 FT AND 25 FT DEEP, 150 FT TUNNEL.
Comment (Geology): CRET-TERT RHYOLITE DIKES MAY APPEAR LOCALLY NEAR THE DEPOSIT.
Comment (Location): LOCATED 0.5 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF PINE MTN MINE.
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT IS VEINS IN PRECAMBRIAN GOVERNMENT CANYON GRANODIORITE AND WALKER GRANODIORITE. 3 PARALLEL VEINS IN 150 FT-WIDE SHEAR ZONE EXTENDING SOUTHWEST FROM MUDHOLE MINE. INDIVIDUAL VEINS APPROX 10 FT WIDE MAXIMUM.
References
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA.
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
Reference (Deposit): AZ DEPT. MIN. RESOURCES FILE DATA.
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILES.
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