The Active Tailings Pond is a zinc, copper, lead, and silver mine located in Pinal county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,045 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: 3,045 Feet (928 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Copper, Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 33.2075, -111.18280
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Active Tailings Pond MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Active Tailings Pond
Secondary: Ajax & Ajax No.1
Secondary: Ajax-Blue Crystal Property
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pinal
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Magma King Manganese Mining Co
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1965
Owner Name: Arizona Silver Inc.
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1963
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
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
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References
Reference (Deposit): CLAIMS OVERLAP WOODPECKER CLAIMS
Reference (Deposit): BLM MINING DISTRICT SHEET 597
Reference (Deposit): USGS MINERAL MTN.QUAD
Reference (Deposit): ADMR AJAX MINE FILE
Reference (Deposit): ADMR WOODPECKER MINE FILE
Reference (Deposit): ADMR ORPHAN BOY FILE
Reference (Deposit): ADMR AMERICANA MINE FILE
Reference (Deposit): ADMR MOON CLAIMS FILE
Reference (Deposit): ADMR BLUE CRYSTAL MINE FILE
Reference (Deposit): ADMR U FILE
Reference (Deposit): ADMR FILES
Reference (Deposit): CONTRACT AND NONCONTRACT DOCKETS IN AZ 1952 P 36
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