The Buckeye Mine Group is a copper mine located in Pinal county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,599 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: 3,599 Feet (1,097 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 33.13722, -110.91111
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Buckeye Mine Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Buckeye Mine Group
Secondary: Climax
Secondary: Troy Property
Secondary: Troy-Arizona
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pinal
District: Dripping Springs District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1903
Year Last Production: 1951
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
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Granodiorite Intrusives Surround Mine, With Large Body 1/4 Mile Ne Of Mine
Type: L
Description: Ns Trending Fault W Of Mine (Gq-1021)
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Chalcocite
Gangue: Sericite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM IS LOCATION OF BUCKEYE SHAFT, OTHER SHAFTS IN GROUP ARE NORTH,EAST, AND WESTAPPROX 1/4 MILE FROM BUCKEYE SHAFT. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION INCLUDED UNDER TROY IN ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
Comment (Development): OPERATORS INCLUDED TROY ARIZONA COPPER, TROY MANHATTAN COMPANY, TROY COPPER CO
Comment (Workings): 3 LEVELS AND 150 FT SHAFT IN 1923, ONE LEVEL 1000 FT LONG. SHAFT DOWN TO AT LEAST 500 FT IN 1920'S CLIMAX SHAFT 400 FT IN 1917.
Comment (Geology): MINERALIZATION ASSOCIATED WITH GRANODIORITE INTRUSION OPENED CHANNELS FOR MINERALIZATION IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING
References
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE
Reference (Deposit): ADMR TROY AND RATTLER FILES
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): USGS GQ 1021, 1971
Reference (Deposit): RANSOME, F.L. 1923 USGS GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF THE U.S. RAY FOLIO, MAP AND P.22.
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