| Deposit ID | 10027168 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M002351 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Golden Belt Mine |
| Related records | 10137743 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.20352, 34.26811 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 960 |
| Relative position | 9 MILES S OF MAYER |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Yavapai(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cleator(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bradshaw Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Prescott(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Agua Fria(hydrologic unit)
Lower Gila-Agua Fria(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Prescott National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Yavapai |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 010N | 001E | 01 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Result | TAILINGS ESTIMATE 0.01 OZ. AU, 0.31 OZ. AG/TON |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt |
| (1) | -112.20352, 34.26811 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Foliation And Transposed Bedding In Metavolcanic Rocks |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Low-Angle (Less Than 40 Deg) Veins Follow Low Angle Faults That Cut Across Foliation |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 60 E |
| Dip | 16 SE |
| Width | 0.91M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1873 |
| Discoverer | George Zika' |
| Year of first production | 1919 |
| Year of last production | 1961 |
| District name | Black Canyon District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 304.8M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M002351 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040250806 |
WILSON, E.D., 1934 , ARIZONA LODE GOLD MINES AND GOLD MINING: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 137 , P. 52
ELSING, M.J. AND HEINEMAN, R.E., 1936 , ARIZONA METAL PRODUCTION: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 140 , P. 102
GUITERAS, J.R., 1936 , GOLD MINING AND MILLING IN THE BLACK CANYON AREA, YAVAPAI COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.B.M. INFORMATION CIRCULAR 6905 , P. 6
SITE VISIT BY CIMRI STAFF
A.B.M. BULL. 140 , P. 102 , BULL. 137 P. 52
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | GOLD BELT AND GOLDEN TURKEY ARE ON THE SAME VEIN SYSTEM AND THUS ARE ONE DEPOSIT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Deposit | SHEAR ZONE IS POSSIBLY A THRUST FAULT. VEIN SYSTEM CONSISTS OF QUARTZ PODS, QUARTZ BRECCIA ZONES, AND OPEN SPACE VEINS. RECENT STUDIES SUGGEST VEIN WIDTHS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1972 | Gere, W. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-FEB-1979 | Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-1981 | Roth, Frances A. (Dewitt, Ed) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1991 | Cimri Staff | U.S. Geological Survey |
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