Old Terrible

The Old Terrible is a gold mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,412 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: Old Terrible
Secondary: Golden Eagle
Secondary: Santa Lucia
Secondary: Golden Rule Mine

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead

Location

State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Golden Rule District

Land Status

Land ownership: Mixed
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

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Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: G. S And L Leasing Co
Company ID: 202070

Owner Name: Manzoro Mining Co
Company ID: 202070

Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1883
Discovery Year: 1849
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

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Names): INCLUDES OTHER NAMED AND UNNAMED MINES AND PROSPECTS IN THE GOLDEN RULE DISTRICT. NAMED MINES (LOCATION UNKNOWN) INCLUDE THE TEXAS-ARIZONA, BIGNON, AND BARRETT MINES. TWO PROSPECTS ARE IN SW SEC. 24; ONE PROSPECT IS IN NW SEC. 25. SEVERAL OTHER WORKINGS ARE IN S2 SEC. 23 (SEE CHATMAN, 1994, FIG. 52-3 AND TEXT).

References

Reference (Deposit): HAMPF, A. W., 1972, GEOL. OF THE GOLDEN RULE MINE AREA,

Reference (Deposit): MS THESIS, UNIV. ARIZ., 91 P.

Reference (Deposit): KREIDLER, T. J., 1981, USBM OFR MLA 35-82, 8 P.

Reference (Deposit): CHATMAN, M. L., 1993, USBM OFR MLA 30-93, P. 39, D2-3.

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S. B., 1973, ARIZ BUR MINES BULL 187, P. 63.

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