Arizona · Pima County
Producer

Gold King Mine

Pima County, Arizona, United States
SilverGoldLeadCopperZincBerylliumManganese
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold
SecondaryLead, Copper
TertiaryZinc, Beryllium, Manganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlBeryllium Minerals Along Dike Contacts
Geology
Host rockMetasedimentary Rock
Associated rockGranite
StructureFault Zone Cutting Sediments
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1900
Last production1963
Identification
Deposit ID10109601
MRDS IDM050220
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.70763, -111.61292
References
KEITH, S. B., 1974 , INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189 , P. 109 .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 .WILSON, E. D., 1934 , ARIZONA LODE GOLD MINES AND GOLD MINING: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 137 , P. 181 .( 8 ) ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 109