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Gold Cliff Mine, Cave Creek, Maricopa County, Arizona, USAi
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Gold Cliff MineMine
Cave CreekCreek
Maricopa CountyCounty
ArizonaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 52' 59'' North , 111° 54' 46'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
33.88306,-111.91278
GeoHash:
G#:9w02v25x5
GRN:
N23W67
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSh : Hot semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Cave Creek5,341(2017)6.5km
Carefree3,610(2017)6.8km
New River14,952(2011)20.9km
Anthem21,700(2011)21.7km
Rio Verde1,811(2011)28.2km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Daisy Mountain Rock & Mineral ClubAnthem, Arizona22km
Black Canyon City Rock ClubBlack Canyon City, Arizona30km
Mineralogical Society of ArizonaParadise Valley, Arizona39km
Mindat Locality ID:
48398
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:48398:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Gold Cliff group of claims; Pocahontas Mine; Steele claims; Nata Mine; Golden Reef Mine; Diaz Mine; Cave Creek Tungsten Mine; Homestake claim; Lemon-Massex claim; Alexander claim; Cottonwood claim


A former surface and underground Ag-Au-W-Nb-Be-fluorspar-pyrite mine located in sec. 11, T.6N., R.4E., on 13 unpatented claims about 27 miles North of Phoenix and about 5 miles North of the Cave Creek P.O. Owned by the Gold Cliff Mining Co.; and, by the Pittsburgh Tungsten Co. (WWI era). Discovered 1910. Last production 1941.

Mineralization is quartz veins on the NE portion of the property (gold-bearing); 3 claims in the SW portion contain the principal tungsten deposits.

Slaty to sericitic, gray, Precambrian schist, which strikes NE-ward & dips NW-ward at moderate angles, is intruded by a granite stock that crops out over an East-West length of about 1 mile and a width of ¼ to ¾ of a mile. This granite has been extensively invaded and altered by pegmatite. The alteration consists largely of coarse sericite & quartz.

Two systems of fissures are prominent; one system, which strikes N.45ºE. and dips about 65º SE, is intersected by the other, which strikes N.25º to 30ºNE and dips about 60ºSE.

The N.45ºE. fissures show extensive sericitization and silicification, in places forming zones 30 feet wide. Their outcrops, relatively resistant to erosion, are easily traceable.

The N.25º to 30ºE. fissures generally contain thin veins of quartz up to 3 inches thick, together with iron oxide. Oxidized iron and copper minerals are locally abundant in the walls.

Tungsten deposits are known to occur in 6 of the N.45ºE. zones, of which four have been productive. The ore shoots, of which some as much as 2 or 3 feet wide, clearly seem to be related to the intersections of the fissures, as if the N.45ºE. zones were permeable structures mineralized by the N. 25º to 30ºE. fissures.

Workings include several open stopes, surface cuts & short adits.

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StandardDetailedGalleryStrunzChemical Elements

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘChalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
ⓘCuprotungstite
Formula:Cu2(WO4)(OH)2
ⓘFerberite
Formula:FeWO4
Description: Analysis gave 2.2% Nb-Ta oxide.
ⓘFluorite
Formula:CaF2
ⓘHematite
Formula:Fe2O3
ⓘMalachite
Formula:Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘMolybdenite
Formula:MoS2
ⓘMuscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Description: Occurs as an alteration product in vein wall rocks.
ⓘMuscovite var. Sericite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Description: Occurs as an alteration product in vein wall rocks.
ⓘNative Gold
Formula:Au
ⓘPyrite
Formula:FeS2
ⓘPyrite var. Gold-bearing Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
ⓘQuartz
Formula:SiO2
ⓘScheelite
Formula:Ca(WO4)
ⓘTungstite
Formula:WO3 · H2O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘMolybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
ⓘPyrite
var. Gold-bearing Pyrite		2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘ2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘFerberite4.DB.30FeWO4
ⓘTungstite4.FJ.10WO3 · H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘScheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
ⓘCuprotungstite7.GB.15Cu2(WO4)(OH)2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
HⓘCuprotungstiteCu2(WO4)(OH)2
HⓘMalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
HⓘMuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
HⓘTungstiteWO3 · H2O
HⓘMuscovite var.SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
CⓘMalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
OⓘCuprotungstiteCu2(WO4)(OH)2
OⓘFerberiteFeWO4
OⓘHematiteFe2O3
OⓘMalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OⓘMuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OⓘQuartzSiO2
OⓘScheeliteCa(WO4)
OⓘTungstiteWO3 · H2O
OⓘMuscovite var.SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
FFluorine
FⓘFluoriteCaF2
AlAluminium
AlⓘMuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AlⓘMuscovite var.SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
SiⓘMuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiⓘQuartzSiO2
SiⓘMuscovite var.SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SSulfur
SⓘPyrite var.Gold-bearing PyriteFeS2
SⓘChalcopyriteCuFeS2
SⓘMolybdeniteMoS2
SⓘPyriteFeS2
KPotassium
KⓘMuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
KⓘMuscovite var.SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
CaⓘFluoriteCaF2
CaⓘScheeliteCa(WO4)
FeIron
FeⓘPyrite var.Gold-bearing PyriteFeS2
FeⓘChalcopyriteCuFeS2
FeⓘFerberiteFeWO4
FeⓘHematiteFe2O3
FeⓘPyriteFeS2
CuCopper
CuⓘChalcopyriteCuFeS2
CuⓘCuprotungstiteCu2(WO4)(OH)2
CuⓘMalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
MoMolybdenum
MoⓘMolybdeniteMoS2
WTungsten
WⓘCuprotungstiteCu2(WO4)(OH)2
WⓘFerberiteFeWO4
WⓘScheeliteCa(WO4)
WⓘTungstiteWO3 · H2O
AuGold
AuⓘNative GoldAu

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References

Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mining Technology clippings file (Stuart Gold Reef, Gold Reef).
U.S. Bureau of Land Management Mining District sheets.
U.S. Bureau of Land Management plat 4334.
USGS New River Mesa topo. map.
Hess, F.L. (1917), Tungsten minerals and deposits, USGS Bulletin 652: 33, 64.
Wilson, E.D. (1941), Arizona Bureau of Mines Bulletin 148: 26-27.
Dale, V.B. (1959), Tungsten deposits of Yuma, Maricopa, Pinal and Graham Counties, Arizona, U.S. Bureau of Mines Report of Investigation 5516: 37-40.
Meeves, H.C. (1966), Nonpegmatitic beryllium occurrence in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and four adjacent states, US Bur. Mines Rept. Inv. 6828: 58.
Anthony, John W., Williams, Sidney A., Bideaux, Richard A., Grant, Raymond W. (1995)Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.423
(2005)Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
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