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Arizona · La Paz County

Goodman Mine

Unconfirmed Gold Underground

Key facts

State
Arizona
County
La Paz
Development status
Past Producer
Mine type
Underground
Primary commodity
Gold
Verification
Unconfirmed

Also known as

  • Goodman Mine Group, Gold Belt, Scott Lode

Mine Location

Approximate Area

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Documented underground workings

Mindat locality description

A gold mine located about 8 miles West of Quartzsite. Owned by G.W. McMillen (1934- ). Mineralization is a vein that strikes ESE-ward and dips from 30º to almost 90ºN. and occupies a shear zone that is traceable for more than 2 miles across the r…

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Historical mapped workings

USGS historical topographic mapping. Features may no longer exist.

  • 15 shaft symbols
  • 6 adit symbols
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Every underlying record used to build the summary above, for research/verification use.

  • Derived from MRDS oper_type (existing operation): Underground
  • MRDS oper_type documents existing underground operation (dev_stat=Past Producer): Underground · oper_type

Verification

Unconfirmed

Source records support underground workings, but UndergroundMines has not yet independently verified this mine.

Why it's listed

USGS source data documents underground workings for this record.

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History & operations

Historical record

  • Development status: Past Producer

Operators / organizations

  • Scott · Historical operator
  • Scott Lode Mines Inc · Historical operator

Commodities & minerals

Reported minerals

  • commodity:Copper
  • commodity:Gold
  • commodity:Lead
  • commodity:Rare Earths
  • commodity:Silver
  • commodity:Thorium
  • Gold-bearing Pyrite
  • Native Gold
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  • commodity:Copper
  • commodity:Gold
  • commodity:Lead
  • commodity:Rare Earths
  • commodity:Silver
  • commodity:Thorium
  • Gold-bearing Pyrite
  • Native Gold
  • Pyrite
  • Quartz

Access & recent conditions

Land
unknown

Community reports

No community field reports yet.

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Sources & evidence

USGS Mineral Resources Data System

Type: Historical mine record

Supports:

  • mine identity
  • development status
  • commodities
  • underground eligibility evidence

USGS Historical Topographic Mine Features

Type: Historical mapped physical features

Dataset: DOI 10.5066/P9TAALR6

Supports:

  • mapped shaft symbols (15)
  • mapped adit symbols (6)

Historical mapped features may no longer exist.

Dataset information

Mindat

Type: Mineralogical locality database

Record: Mindat Locality: 48574

Supports:

  • locality identity
  • reported minerals (10)

A Mindat locality match does not by itself establish underground workings.

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