The Rock Ledge Mine is a gold, silver, and copper mine located in Maricopa 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
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Rock Ledge Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rock Ledge Mine
Secondary: Grays Gulch Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Arizona
County: Maricopa
District: Grays Gulch District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENSES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED AREA INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1964)
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION TO NOV. 1948. 8-10 T. SORTED ORE ON DUMP
Comment (Development): 4 CLAIMS; FORMER OWNERS AND OPERATORS INCLUDE H.N. JANES, E.S. BUTLER, OSCAR LONG, H.H. BROWN, GRAY LEDGE MINING CO.
Comment (Workings): 2 SHAFTS (72 FEET AND 50 FEET) AND TUNNEL (330 FEET)
Comment (Deposit): NO FURTHER INFORMATION FOUND. (1981) ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT
References
Reference (Deposit): U.S.B.M. CARD FILE
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