The Bronx Copper Property is a copper, gold, molybdenum, and silver mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,327 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: 4,327 Feet (1,319 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Gold, Molybdenum, Silver
Lat, Long: 33.3653, -110.98330
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Bronx Copper Property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bronx Copper Property
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Molybdenum
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Gila
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: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: L. Chidley
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1943
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): USGS PINAL RANCH QUAD
Reference (Deposit): ADMR BRONX COPPER MINE FILE
Reference (Deposit): AZBM BULL 180 MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF AZ 1969 P 234
Reference (Deposit): HICKS C J MOLYBDENUM OCCURANCES IN AZ 1979 ADMR PUBLICATION
Reference (Deposit): P 15
Reference (Deposit): PETERSON N P GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE GLOBE-MIAMI
Reference (Deposit): DISTRICT USGS PP 342 1962 P 133
Reference (Deposit): CLAIMS EXTEND INTO SEC 7
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