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Gold King Mine

Producer in Pima county in Arizona, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Beryllium, Manganese
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10109601
MRDS ID M050220
Record type Site
Current site name Gold King Mine
Related records 10158972

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.61292, 31.70763 (WGS84)
Elevation 1478
Relative position 14 MILES N OF SASABE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mildred Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sells(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Nogales(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Brawley Wash(hydrologic unit)

Santa Cruz(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Pima

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 020S 007E 10 Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • NE 1/4 SECTION 10 .

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Lead Secondary
Copper Secondary
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Beryllium Critical Tertiary
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.61292, 31.70763
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fault Zone Cutting Sediments

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Beryllium Minerals Along Dike Contacts

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1900
Year of last production 1963

Mining district

District name Mildred Peak District

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Riddle

Production statistics

  • Year 1963
    Period 1900 - 1963
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^1 Oz Au/Ton, 12 Oz Ag/Ton, Minor Pb, Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Silver Silver 380g/mt
    Ore Gold Gold 32g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • WORKED PRIOR TO 1900 , IN 1933 - 1937 , AND 1963 .

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFTS, ADITS, AND PITS.

Comments on development

  • OPERATORS INCLUDED WRIGHT ELECTRIC, MACHINES CO., GOLD KING MINING AND DEVELOPMENT CO

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KEITH, S. B., 1974 , INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189 , P. 109 .

  • Deposit

    MEEVES, H. C., 1966 , NONPEGMATITIC BERYLLIUM OCCURRENCES IN ARIZONA, COLORADO, NEW MEXICO, UTAH, AND FOUR ADJACENT STATES: US BUREAU OF MINES RI-6828 , P. 59 .

  • Deposit

    WILSON, E. D., 1934 , ARIZONA LODE GOLD MINES AND GOLD MINING: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 137 , P. 181 .

  • Production

    ( 8 ) ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 109

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1979 Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.) U.S. Geological Survey

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