| Deposit ID | 10046348 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M241413 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Golconda Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Golconda, Prosperity, And Tub Mines |
| Related records | 10234353 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.12913, 35.32446 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1494 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 2.4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF TURQUOISE MOUNTAIN. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Mohave(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cerbat(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Davis Dam(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Kingman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Sacramento Wash(hydrologic unit)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Mohave |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 022N | 017W | 06;05 | E2 (06); W2 (05) | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||
| Rock unit name | Ithaca Peak Granite | ||
| Rock description | Ithaca Peak Granite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -114.12913, 35.32446 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Schistocity In Prec Rocks N 30 E, Veins And Fissures Nnw To Nw |
| General form | LENSES |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 23 W |
| Dip | 50 NE |
| Thickness | 12.19M |
| Length | 1219.2M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | Yes |
| Year of last production | 1957 |
| District name | Wallapai District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Gamin Resources, Inc. |
| Home office | Vancouver, B.C., Canada |
| First year | 1986 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 2621.28M |
| Overall depth | 487.68M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M241413 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040150505 |
ADMR FILE DATA.
ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
USBM R14101, 1947, P. 32.
USGS BULLETIN 397, 1909, P. 100, P. 102.
USGS BULLETIN 978-E, 1951, P. 153-154, P. 147.
ARIZ. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 156, 1950.
NIEMUTH, N.J., 1987, ARIZONA MINERAL DEVELOPMENT 1984-1986: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES DIRECTORY 29, 46 P.
CIMRI
NIEMUTH, 1987.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEINS INCLUDE THE MAIN, THE GOLCONDA OR EAST AND AT LEAST 3 OTHERS-- ALL SIMILAR IN DIRECTION AND FORM, AND THE TUB VEIN WHICH HAS A DIFFERENT STRIKE (BETWEEN N35W AND N55W). |
| Deposit | THIS RECORD CONTAINS DATA FROM DUPLICATE RECORD D002985 OF J.W. HASLER WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MAIN MRDS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Deposit | CONSISTS OF 20 CLAIMS OF WHICH THE GOLCONDA, BLACKFOOT, PROSPERITY, AND TUB ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT; OTHER CLAIMS INCLUDE THE PRIMROSE AND POSSIBLY THE EDDY; PREVIOUS OWNERS AND OPERATORS INCLUDE J.D. WANVIG JR., UNION BASIN MINING, GOLCONDA CHEMICAL, GOLD CLIFF, CENTRAL MINING CO., E.M. LEONARD; CAL WRIGHT AND J.P. LANE, OWEN MCNALLY (PROSPERITY); G.M. BOWERS AND T.E. POLLOCK (PRIMROSE); BRYON COLLINS AND OWEN MCNALLY (BLACKFOOT); E.F. THOMPSON AND E.B. SMITH (GOLCONDA); PONTIAC MINES INC., BULWARK MINES INC. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1982 | Roth, Frances A. (Gest, Don E.) | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-1992 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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