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Arizona · Yavapai County

Hidden Treasure Mine

Mindat Confirmed Gold Underground

Key facts

State
Arizona
County
Yavapai
Mining district
Groom Creek District
Development status
Past Producer
Mine type
Underground
Primary commodity
Gold
Verification
Mindat Confirmed

Mine Location

Approximate Area

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Documented underground workings

Mindat locality description

A Au-Ag mine. Mineralization is a 12 foot wide ore ledge. Workings include a 50 foot deep shaft (1881).

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Additional documented workings

  • Shaft — documented in 1 source record, noting 50 ft deep, 12 ft wide.
    Mindat

Historical mapped workings

USGS historical topographic mapping. Features may no longer exist.

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

  • Shaft · depth 50 ft
    Documented in Mindat locality data. Evidence: A Au-Ag mine. Mineralization is a 12 foot wide ore ledge. Workings include a 50 foot deep shaft (1881). Historical context: lization…
  • USGS MRDS working type: Underground
  • MRDS work_type documents underground workings: Underground · work_type

Verification

Mindat Confirmed

Mindat locality corroborates underground workings.

Why confirmed?

Mindat locality corroborates underground workings.

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

  • W. H. Weatherbee; Mason William; Blake, Merdit And Ducan · Historical operator
  • C. H. Bennett Mrs. Fannie Bennett · Source-reported owner

Commodities & minerals

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 adit symbols (3)

Historical mapped features may no longer exist.

Dataset information

Arizona Geological Survey / ADMMR

Type: Historical mine documents

Record: 1 historical document

Supports:

  • historical mine identity
  • historical mine documentation

Hidden Treasure

Historical documentation does not imply current access or open workings.

AZGS Mining Info

Mindat

Type: Mineralogical locality database

Record: Mindat Locality: 49385

Supports:

  • locality identity
  • underground workings

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