Apex Mine

The Apex Mine is a copper mine located in Pinal county, Arizona.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Apex Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Pinal

Elevation:

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 33.18861, -111.01083

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Apex Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Apex Mine
Secondary: Bunker Hill


Commodity

Primary: Copper


Location

State: Arizona
County: Pinal
District: Mineral Creek District


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1964)

Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION TO SEPT. 1944

Comment (Development): 3 MINES OR PROSPECTS

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: SPOTTED LOCAL MINERALIZATION IN SHEAR ZONE IN QUARTZITE.


References

Reference (Deposit): U.S.B.M. CARD FILE.

Reference (Deposit): ARMY MAP SERVICE SHEET NI 12-8.

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI


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