| Deposit ID | 10209915 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M001422 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0040030147 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Golden Rule Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Old Terrible, Golden Eagle, Santa Lucia |
| Related records | 10026970 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.96896, 32.03153 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1040 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Cochise |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 016 S | 023 E | 23 | S2 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -109.96896, 32.03153 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1849 |
| Year of first production | 1883 |
| District name | Golden Rule District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Mixed |
|---|
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Manzoro Mining Co |
| ID | 202070 |
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | G. S And L Leasing Co |
| ID | 202070 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040030147 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M001422 | MAS references MRDS |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 0202070 |
KEITH, S. B., 1973, ARIZ BUR MINES BULL 187, P. 63.
HAMPF, A. W., 1972, GEOL. OF THE GOLDEN RULE MINE AREA,
MS THESIS, UNIV. ARIZ., 91 P.
KREIDLER, T. J., 1981, USBM OFR MLA 35-82, 8 P.
CHATMAN, M. L., 1993, USBM OFR MLA 30-93, P. 39, D2-3.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 24-JAN-1994 | Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 07/12/1983 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 0202070 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Golden Rule Mine |
| Current operator | Goldfort Mining Corp |
| Mine type | Underground (Metal / non-metal) |
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