Mine detail: Golden Idol Mine

Previously called 'Hillside'

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Location: Yavapai County, Arizona, United States, North America
Lat / long: 34.60394, -112.03407
dep_id: 10027299
mrds_id: M002760
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Trace mineral: Copper
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Vein
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Producer
ore: Chalcopyrite, Gold
gangue: Quartz
other_matl: Pyrite
orebody_fm: LENSES, PODS
work_type: Underground
alteration: None
conc_proc: Oxidation At Near Surface
ore_ctrl: Faulting, Shearing
Reporter: Gere, W., Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.)
hrock_type: Diorite
arock_unit: Cherry Creek Quartz Diorite (Informal)
arock_type: Diorite
Structure: None - Quartz Diorite Unfoliated
References:
  • Deposit:: ANDERSON, C.A. AND CREASEY, S.C., 1958 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE JEROME AREA, YAVAPAI COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 308 , P. 175
  • Deposit:: USGS BULL 782, P. 106
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