The Queen Creek is a copper, gold, manganese, and silver mine located in Pinal county, Arizona at an elevation of 1,335 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: 1,335 Feet (407 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Gold, Manganese, Silver
Lat, Long: 33.2892, -111.08780
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Queen Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Queen Creek
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Manganese
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Silica
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pinal
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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: Patented
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Magma Copper Co.
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1980
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: 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): FARNHAM,L.L ET AL,USBM IC 7990,1961,PP124,126,138-39
Reference (Deposit): ADMR MAGMA COPPER CO.MISCELLANEOUS #1 FILE
Reference (Deposit): ADMR U FILE
Reference (Deposit): WILSON,E D ARIZ LODE GOLD MINES AND GOLD MINING ABM BULL 137
Reference (Deposit): 1967 P 170
Reference (Deposit): JONES E.L.JR.,AND F L RANSOME,USGS BULL.710-D,P163
Reference (Deposit): SHORT,M.N ET AL,ABM 151 PP158-59
Reference (Deposit): USGS SUPERIOR QUAD
Reference (Deposit): BLM MINING DIST SHEET 609
Reference (Deposit): ADMR MAGMATIC COPPER MINES FILE
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