The Copper Bell Claim is a lead, molybdenum, silver, and copper mine located in Pinal county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,121 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: 4,121 Feet (1,256 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Molybdenum, Silver, Copper
Lat, Long: 32.7347, -110.47500
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Copper Bell Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Copper Bell Claim
Secondary: Dixon Camp Claim
Secondary: Black Metals Claim
Secondary: Clipper Claim
Secondary: Yellow Jacket
Secondary: Bunker Hill South-Adits
Secondary: Vella Claim
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Molybdenum
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pinal
Land Status
Land ownership: Mixed
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: Bunker Hill Copper Co
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1918
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Unknown
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 RHODES PEAK QUAD
Reference (Deposit): ADMR MAGMA CHIEF MINE FILE
Reference (Deposit): ADMR BUNKER HILL MINE FILE
Reference (Deposit): PRODUCTION POSSIBILITIES OF THE MARGINAL COPPER MINES IN
Reference (Deposit): ARIZ 1941 P 54-56
Reference (Deposit): USAEC PRELIM RECONN REPORT 172-488 1953 P 35
Reference (Deposit): AZ ZINC AND LEAD DEPOSITS ABM 158 1951 P 56-65
Reference (Deposit): ADMR U FILE
Reference (Deposit): ADMR FILES
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