Copper Bell Claim

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

Name: Copper Bell Claim  

State:  Arizona

County:  Pinal

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

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Workings

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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

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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): 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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