Good Earth

Prospect in Maricopa county in Arizona, United States with commodities Niobium (Columbium), REE
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. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10113540
MAS/MILS ID 0040130308
Record type Site
Current site name Good Earth
Alternate or previous names Placers

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -112.65604, 33.25258 (WGS84)
Elevation 293
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Maricopa(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hassayampa(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Phoenix South(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Phoenix(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Gila-Painted Rock Reservoir(hydrologic unit)

Lower Gila-Agua Fria(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Maricopa

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 002 S 004 W 15 SESENW Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Niobium (Columbium) Critical Primary
REE Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) Quaternary surficial deposits, undivided

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner J. Holt
    Home office Arizona
    Year 1955
  • Type Operator
    Owner Maricopa Min. Co.
    Home office Oklahoma

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ADDITIONAL WORKINGS: SEC.14,21,22,23

  • Deposit

    USGS 15 BUCKEYE MAP

  • Deposit

    ADMR FILES

  • Deposit

    ADMR "U"FILES

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-NOV-83 ADMR U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

External references

Authoritative Arizona resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.