The Horseshoe Mine is a copper mine located in Graham county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,921 feet.
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
Elevation: 3,921 Feet (1,195 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 32.91472, -109.60861
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Horseshoe Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Horseshoe Mine
Secondary: Lone Star Mine
Secondary: Horseshoe Copper Group
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Graham
District: Lone Star 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
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: G. Anderson And Associates J.D. Merrill And Associates
Years: 1943 -
Owner Name: USBM-ABGMT File List As Past Operators: J.D. Merrill , Hills Drilling And Producing Co.
Years: 1943 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1904
Year Last Production: 1966
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Mafic Intrusive Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Mafic Intrusive Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Development): 7 PATENTED CLAIMS; BLACK COPPER, EVERYBODY'S, BONITA, PEARSON'S, RANDOLPH, POPULAR, AND ARGOSY. MINERAL SURVEY 2585, PAT. MAY, 1909. PATENT GRANTED TO THE NATIONAL MINING AND EXPLORATION CO.
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION DATA UNDER THE HORSESHOE AND LONESTAR GOES FROM 1904 TO 1966. PRODUCTION FROM 1907 TO 1924 WAS REPORTED UNDER THE LONESTAR MINE, 1943 TO 1966 UNDER THE HORSESHOE.
References
Reference (Deposit): ADMR FILE DATA.
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE-HORSESHOE MINE.
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
Reference (Production): USBM FILES
Reference (Deposit): USBM FILES.
Reference (Deposit): USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA.
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