The Green Copper Claims is a copper mine located in Pinal county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,720 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: 2,720 Feet (829 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 32.6472, -111.08500
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Green Copper Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Green Copper Claims
Secondary: Burkhardt Copper Prospect
Secondary: San Juan Deposit
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pinal
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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: Burkhardt,Glynn
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1973
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
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
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References
Reference (Deposit): ADMR FILES
Reference (Deposit): PINAL COUNTY,AZ MS UOFA 1962
Reference (Deposit): ADMR GREEN COPPER CLAIMS FILE
Reference (Deposit): HICKS,CLIFFORD J MO OCCURENCES IN AZ 1979 ADMR P 21
Reference (Deposit): CLAIMS EXTEND INTO SECTIONS 14,23 AND 24
Reference (Deposit): USGS 15 TORTOLITA MTS QUAD
Reference (Deposit): BARTER,CHARLES F GEOLOGY OF THE OWL HEAD MINING DISTRICT
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