The Phelps Dodge Safford Project is a copper mine located in Graham county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,999 feet.
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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: 3,999 Feet (1,219 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 32.9622, -109.67330
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Phelps Dodge Safford Project MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Phelps Dodge Safford Project
Secondary: Greater Arrowhead Group
Secondary: Arrowhead Mine
Secondary: Bryce
Secondary: Los Pobres
Secondary: Blm Pat.Claims M S 4579
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Arizona
County: Graham
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Arrowhead Mining Co
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1957
Owner Name: Joy Drilling Co
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1962
Owner Name: Phelps Dodge
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1980
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
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): UNPATENTED CLAIMS EXTEND INTO SECTIONS 7,8,17,18,19,21,25,26
Reference (Deposit): 29,30 AND 31 OF T5S,R26E
Reference (Deposit): PATENTED CLAIMS EXTEND INTO SECTIONS 22,23,28,27,26,33,34
Reference (Deposit): AND 35 OF T5S,R26E
Reference (Deposit): SECTION 21 IS A STATE LEASE T5S,R26E
Reference (Deposit): USGS SAFFORD QUAD
Reference (Deposit): ADMR GREATER ARROWHEAD GROUP FILE
Reference (Deposit): ADMR PHELPS DODGE CORP(SAFFORD BRANCH)ACTIVE FILE
Reference (Deposit): ADMR SUPERIOR SAFFORD PROPERTY FILE
Reference (Deposit): ADMR FILE
Reference (Deposit): USGS CRIB DATA
Reference (Deposit): MSHA
Reference (Deposit): BLM MINING CLAIMS LEAD FILE 4003 JULY 1980
Reference (Deposit): BLM MINING DISTRICT SHEETS 815 AND 816
Reference (Deposit): ADMR DIRECTORY OF ACTIVE MINES IN AZ P 18
Reference (Deposit): TITLEY AND HICKS GEOLOGY OF THE PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSITS
Reference (Deposit): 1966 P 251
Reference (Deposit): STATE OF ARIZONA-LAND DEPARTMENT LEASES
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