Golden Fleece Mine, Cochise County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Golden Fleece Mine | Mine |
| Cochise County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 22' 32'' North , 110° 17' 12'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sierra Vista Southeast | 14,797 (2011) | 11.0km |
| Miracle Valley | 644 (2011) | 12.7km |
| Palominas | 212 (2011) | 16.0km |
| Sierra Vista | 43,355 (2017) | 20.0km |
| Huachuca City | 1,755 (2017) | 28.4km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Huachuca Mineral and Gem Club | Sierra Vista, Arizona | 20km |
A former small surface and underground Au-Pb-Ag-Cu mine/prospect located in the NW¼ sec. 2, T24S, R20E, 3.5 miles SE of Granite Peak, on National Forest land. Produced 1923-1941. Operators included W.E. Gardner; R.C. Hyde; M.H. Sylvester; I.D. Bryson; W.H. Harrison; and, the Gold and Metal Co. of Arizona.
Mineralization is a vein deposit possibly associated with a fault. An associated rock unit is tuff.
Local structures include a fault contact between the Morita Formation and Jurassic volcanic rocks. Many NW-trending faults such as the one near the mine are present in the Huachuca Mountains.
Workings include a 55 foot deep shaft built first; then a 500 foot long tunnel to intersect the vein below the shaft. No reference specific to this mine found except a newspaper clipping.
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Hayes, P.T., and Raup, R.B. (1968) Geologic map of the Huachuca and Mustang Mountains, southeastern Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Geologic Investigations Map I-509, 1 sheet, scale 1:48,000.
U.S. Bureau of Mines - Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology file data.
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10048119, MRDS ID #M800143; and, Dep. ID #10161131, MAS ID #0040030721.
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10048119 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Mexico
- Sierra Madre OccidentalMountain Range
North America
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
USA
- Arizona
- Cochise County
- Hartford Mining DistrictMining District
- Huachuca MountainsMountain Range
- Cochise County
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