Golden Wonder

Past Producer in Gila county in Arizona, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10112442
MRDS ID M002902
MAS/MILS ID 0040070345
Record type Site
Current site name Golden Wonder
Alternate or previous names Eighty-Five Claim
Related records 10027341

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -111.37291, 34.21036 (WGS84)
Elevation 1402
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Gila(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Payson South(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Payson(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Holbrook(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Tonto(hydrologic unit)

Salt(hydrologic accounting unit)

Salt(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Tonto National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Gila

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 010 N 010 E 18 C Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Secondary
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -111.37291, 34.21036

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Armour, J.
    ID 202019
    Home office Arizona
    Year 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS PAYSON SOUTH QUAD

  • Deposit

    ADMR 85 MINE FILE

  • Deposit

    PAYSON GOLD DISTRICT MINES ADMR CORRESPONDENCE FILE

  • Deposit

    LAUSEN C AND E D WILSON GOLD AND COPPER DEPOSITS NEAR PAYSON

  • Deposit

    AZBM BULL 120 1915 P 7 AND 31 AND 40

  • Deposit

    ARIZONA MINING JOURNAL MAY 1920 P 18

  • Deposit

    ADMR "U" FILE AU 10

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-APR-84 ADMR U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 03/15/1984
MSHA mine ID0202019
Mine name (MSHA)Golden Wonder
Current operator85 Venture
Current controller (parent)Richey L M-Don Adams
Mine typeFacility (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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External references

Authoritative Arizona resources

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