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Golden Rule Mine Area

Producer in Cochise county in Arizona, United States with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10026970
MRDS ID M001422
Record type Site
Current site name Golden Rule Mine Area
Alternate or previous names Old Terrible, Golden Eagle, Santa Lucia
Related records 10209915

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -109.96927, 32.03069 (WGS84)
Relative position ABT. 5 MI. E. OF DRAGOON

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cochise(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cochise(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Willcox(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Silver City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Willcox Playa(hydrologic unit)

San Pedro-Willcox(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management AZ)

Bureau of Land Management AZ BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Cochise

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 16S 23E 23 Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary
Gold Primary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Anglesite Ore
Cerussite Ore
Copper Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Hematite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Abrigo Limestone
    Rock description Abrigo Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -109.96927, 32.03069
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Abrigo Limestone Block Was Thrust Into Place On E-W Trending Thrust Fault Exposed 500 Ft Sw Of Mine. Ore In Limestone Is Cut By Brecciated Fault Zone, N65e, 45-50 Se

Ore body information

  • General form VEINS
    Strike N48W
    Dip 30-38N

Controls for ore emplacement

  • In Fissure Veinsin Limestone, And In Veins Along Limestone, Rhyolite Porphyry Contact

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1877
Year of first production 1883
Year of last production 1957

Mining district

District name Golden Rule District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Manzoro Mining Co, Gs And L Leasing Co.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Mrs. Edith Jackson
    First year 1953

Comments on the production information

  • OVER 6,000 TONS OF ORE PRODUCED INTERMITTENTLY FROM 1883 TO 1957.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Unknown
    Area 0.184HA
    Length 914.4M
    Overall depth 99.06M
    Overall length 182.88M
    Overall width 106.68M

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKING DIMENSIONS ESTIMATED, AND INCLUDE ESTIMATE OF WORKINGS CAVED IN BY 1953. 10 SHAFTS, 5 IN LIMESTONE AREA, 5 IN PORPHYRY AREA

Comments on development

  • OPERATORS INCLUDED J.H. LEE, S.D. BROWN, WM CARLETON, OLD TERRIBLE MINING CO; 24 UNPATENTED CLAIMS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ARIZ. B. M. BULL. 137, 1934, P.121, 122

  • Deposit

    KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 63.

  • Deposit

    ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE

  • Deposit

    ARIZONA DEPT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA

  • Deposit

    COOPER, J. R., 1960, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL INVESTIGATIONS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-231.

  • Deposit

    ELSING, M. J., AND HEINEMAN, R. E. S., 1936, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES ECONOMIC SERIES 19, BULL. 140, P. 91.

  • Deposit

    MOORE, R. T., 1969C, MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF ARIZONA: U.S. 90TH CONGRESS, 2ND SESSION, SENATE COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS, P. 190.

  • Deposit

    WILSON, E. D., 1951, ABM BULL. 158, P. 28-29.

  • Deposit

    WILSON, E. D., CUNNINGHAM, J. B., AND BUTLER, G. M., 1934, ABM BULL. 137, P. 121-122.

  • Production

    KEITH, 1973, ARIZ. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 187.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 4 MAIN VEINS. ORE VEINS HAVE OVER 1000 FT OF SURFACE EXPOSURE. 6 MAIN VEINS IN PORPHYRY STRIKE E-W AND ARE ALMOST VERTICAL, 2 TO 5 FT WIDE
Deposit Discovery Year: LATE 1870'S

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1972 Gere, W. Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology
Updater 01-NOV-1981 Gest, Don E. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative Arizona resources

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