Moon Mining Property

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

Name: Moon Mining Property  

State:  Arizona

County:  Pinal

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

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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

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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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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