Golden Gem

Unknown in Mohave county in Arizona, United States with commodities Antimony, Copper, Gold, Sulfur-Pyrite, Lead, Silver, Zinc
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 10234320
MAS/MILS ID 0040150522
Record type Site
Current site name Golden Gem

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -114.1369, 35.30562 (WGS84)
Elevation 1244
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mohave(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cerbat(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Davis Dam(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Kingman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Sacramento Wash(hydrologic unit)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Mohave

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 022 N 017 W 07 S2 Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Secondary
Copper Secondary
Gold Primary
Sulfur-Pyrite Tertiary
Lead Secondary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -114.1369, 35.30562

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Floyd Doison Estate A M Feemster Admin
    ID 202089
    Home office Kansas
    Year 1977
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Cerbat Mining And Milling
    ID 202089
    Home office California
    Year 1963

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ADMR MOHAVE CARD FILE

  • Deposit

    MOHAVE CUSTOM MILL PROJ.CARD FILE

  • Deposit

    HAURY,P.S.,USBM RI 4101,P39

  • Deposit

    SCHRADER,F.C., USGS BULL 340,P67

  • Deposit

    WILSON,CUNNINGHAM,& BUTLER,AZBM BULL 137,P112

  • Deposit

    SCHRADER,F.C.,USGS 397,P92-94

  • Deposit

    WILLIS,C.,AZ.M.J.,AUG.,1920,P.13

  • Deposit

    ELSING&HEINEMAN,AZ.B.M.,#140,P95

  • Deposit

    DINGS,M.,USGS BULL 978-E,P147

  • Deposit

    ADMR GOLDEN GEM MINE FILE

  • Deposit

    FOSTER,T.C., AZ. STATE MINE INSP RPT,1940,P5

  • Deposit

    MALACH,R.,MOHAVE CO.MINES,1977,P20

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 28-JUL-97 Buckingham, David A. 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 02/25/1982
MSHA mine ID0202089
Mine name (MSHA)Golden Gem
Current operatorAmerican International Minerals Corp
Current controller (parent)Thomas W Freeman; Harold J Seidemann Jr
Mine typeUnderground (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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