| Deposit ID | 10027234 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M002569 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Golden Queen Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Las Flores Group |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.38884, 32.78536 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 99 |
| Relative position | 1/4 MILE NORTH OF THE TRAEGER WORKINGS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Yuma(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Laguna Dam(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Yuma(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
El Centro(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Gila(hydrologic unit)
Lower Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower 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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Yuma |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 007S | 021W | 26,35 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Manganese Critical | Tertiary |
| Gypsum-Anhydrite | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Gypsum | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| (1) | -114.38884, 32.78536 |
|---|
| General form | LENTICULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | E |
| Dip | SW |
| Thickness | 0.46M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1937 |
| District name | Laguna District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Year | 1940 | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1860-1940 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^0.4 Oz Au/Ton, 0.1 Oz Ag/Ton | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 24.38M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M002569 |
WILSON, E.D.; 1933; GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SOUTHERN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 134, P. 215.
WILSON, E.D., CUNNINGHAM, J.B., BUTLER, G.M., 1934, ARIZONA LODE GOLD MINES AND GOLD MINING: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 137, P. 150.
KEITH, S.B., 1978, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA; ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 192, P. 157.
CIMRI
(8) KEITH, S.B., 1978
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1972 | Gere, W. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-1979 | Hall, R. K. (Creasey, S. C.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-1992 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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