Gold Charm Mine

The Gold Charm Mine is a gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,401 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: Gold Charm Mine
Secondary: Golden Eagle
Secondary: St. Theresa

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper

Location

State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Mount Union District

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: W. Larue

Owner Name: St. Theresa Mining Co.
Years: 1934 - 1935

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1934
Year Last Production: 1949
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: Granodiorite Rather Massive

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Minor

Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Paleoproterozoic

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleoproterozoic

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Development): PATENTED CLAIMS INCLUDE MS. 2804 GROUP: WEST END, WEST END EXTENSION. MAIN ADIT ON WEST END EXTENSION

Comment (Deposit): VERY LITTLE INFORMATION ON DEPOSIT. GEOLOGY SIMILAR TO BIG PINE MINE

Comment (Workings): TWO TUNNELS

Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS QUARTZ VEIN WHICH CUTS PROTEROZOIC GRANODIORITE

Comment (Location): LOCATION TAKEN TO ADIT SYMBOL SOUTHWEST OF THE BIG PINE GROUP. GOLD CHARM MAYBE THE BIG PINE MINE, BUT MINED AT A LATER DATE AND GIVEN A NEW NAME. GOLD CHARM MAY ALSO BE SEPARATE MINE FROM BIG PINE, BUT MAY HAVE HAD ITS NAME CONFUSED WITH THE BIG PINE THROUGH TIME

References

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): AZ DEP MIN RES FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): USGS GQ MAP GQ-997

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