The Horseshoe is a copper mine located in Navajo county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,999 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: 3,999 Feet (1,219 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 32.9142, -109.60940
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Horseshoe MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Horseshoe
Secondary: Everybodys
Secondary: Bonita
Secondary: Popular
Secondary: Randolph
Secondary: Argosy
Secondary: Black Copper
Secondary: Pearsons
Secondary: Gem
Secondary: Anderson Hill
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Iron
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Silica
Location
State: Arizona
County: Navajo
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: Hills Drilling And Producing Co
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1966
Owner Name: Anderson, Guy
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1966
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS SAFFORD QUAD
Reference (Deposit): ADMR HORSESHOE COPPER GROUP FILE
Reference (Deposit): ADMR U FILE
Reference (Deposit): ADMR FILE
Reference (Deposit): BLM MINING DISTRICT SHEET 821
Arizona Gold
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