Gold Creek Group

The Gold Creek Group is a mercury mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,600 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 Creek Group
Secondary: Claims M S 4075
Secondary: Northern Light
Secondary: Bernice No. 1
Secondary: Big Tunnell
Secondary: Bowman and Reynolds Gila Grp Co
Secondary: Gila County Cinnabar Claims

Commodity

Primary: Mercury

Location

State: Arizona
County: Gila

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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

Type: Patented
Type: Patented

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: G. K Grimes And W A Brunson
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1960

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Not available

Comments

Not available

References

Reference (Deposit): PAT CLAIMS EXTEND INTO SECTIONS 27,26,33 OF T 8N, R 9E AND

Reference (Deposit): INTO SECTION 4 IN T 7N,R 9E

Reference (Deposit): USGS RENO PASS QUAD

Reference (Deposit): TO 102

Reference (Deposit): BLM MINING DISTRICT SHEET 130

Reference (Deposit): USBM 1C 8252 MERCURY POTENTIAL OF THE US 1965 P 65

Reference (Deposit): LAUSEN C AND E D GARDNER QUICKSILVER RESOURCES OF AZ AZBM

Reference (Deposit): BULL 122 1927 P 89-93

Reference (Deposit): ADMR GOLD CREEK MERCURY MINES FILE

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 620-F CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECONOMIC GEOLOGY 1916 P 45

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