The Blackwater Copper is a copper mine located in Pinal county, Arizona at an elevation of 1,549 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: 1,549 Feet (472 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 33.1167, -111.62610
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Blackwater Copper MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blackwater Copper
Secondary: Mineral Butte
Secondary: Apache Maid
Secondary: Unpatented Claims M S 3739
Secondary: Unpatented Claims M S 3922
Commodity
Primary: Copper
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
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Bear Creek Mining Co.
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1964
Owner Name: R. B Rodney And D H Jackson
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1960
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: 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): BLM MINING DIST SHEETS 568,572
Reference (Deposit): CHAFFEE,MAURICE A.,USGS 1278-D,1976
Reference (Deposit): ADMR BEAR CREEK MINING CO.FILE
Reference (Deposit): ADMR BLACKWATER GROUP AND LEASED SEC 32
Reference (Deposit): GROUP,MINERAL BUTTE GROUP BLOCKS 1 AND II,APACHE MAID
Reference (Deposit): GROUP,AND BEAR CREEK MINING CO.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BLACKWATER QUAD
Reference (Deposit): ADMR BLACKWATER COPPER
Reference (Deposit): ADMR MINERAL BUTTE AND GOLDMINE MOUNTAIN AREAS FILE
Reference (Deposit): CLAIMS EXTEND INTO SEC 1,2,4-6,AND INTO 31-36 3S 7E
Reference (Deposit): CLAIMS OVERLAP UNPATENTED PROPERTIES OF EXXON CORP.,WEDGE
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