The Moon Mining Property is a copper and silver mine located in Pinal county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,598 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: 2,598 Feet (792 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Silver
Lat, Long: 33.1789, -111.24220
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Moon Mining Property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Moon Mining Property
Secondary: Patented Claims M S 3752
Secondary: Moon Claims
Secondary: Juno Group
Secondary: Az,State Mng.And Smtg.Co.Property
Secondary: Black Copper Group
Secondary: Griffey-Swartz Group
Secondary: Amalgamated Copper Mng.Property
Secondary: Alta Central Mng.Co
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pinal
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Moon Development Co.
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1966
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past 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: Sonoran Desert
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): ADMR MOON CLAIMS FILE
Reference (Deposit): ADMR ARIZONA STATE MINING AND SMELTING CO FILE
Reference (Deposit): CLAIMS EXTEND INTO SEC.7,16,17 AND 18.
Reference (Deposit): MOON CLAIMS ARE UNPATENTED,JUNO GROUP CLAIMS ARE PATENTED
Reference (Deposit): USGS MINERAL MTN QUAD
Reference (Deposit): USGS FLORENCE NE QUAD
Reference (Deposit): BLM MINING DIST SHEET 599
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