Gold Band Mine

The Gold Band Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,701 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

Name: Gold Band Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Cochise

Elevation: 4,701 Feet (1,433 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 31.805, -109.80556

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Gold Band Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Gold Band Mine


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold


Location

State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Turquoise 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

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1938
Year Last Production: 1938
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: SPOTTY


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver


Comments

Comment (Development): OPERATORS INCLUDED A.D. COX

Comment (Location): S CENTRAL SEC. 4. UTM EST.

Comment (Deposit): WEAK AND SPOTTY GOLD AND SILVER VALUES IN FRACTURED QUARTZ LATITE.

Comment (Workings): SHAFT WORKINGS.


References

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

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 82


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