Weldon Hill

The Weldon Hill is a copper mine located in Maricopa county, Arizona at an elevation of 1,759 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

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Site Name

Primary: Weldon Hill
Secondary: Copper Penny

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Calcium
Secondary: Chromium
Secondary: Iron
Secondary: Sodium
Secondary: Strontium
Secondary: Titanium
Secondary: Aluminum

Location

State: Arizona
County: Maricopa

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

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Ownership

Owner Name: E. H. Chisholm
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1976

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Unknown
Operation Type: Unknown
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

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Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): COPPER PENNY PROPERTY INCLUDES 98 CLAIMS;COVERING THE FORMER

Reference (Deposit): ALASKA,WELDON HILL,& RAINBOW MINE:OTHER NAMES FOR THIS

Reference (Deposit): PROPERTY: SILVER THREAD,TWO SISTERS.OLD GOLD CLAIMS

Reference (Deposit): USGS 15 LONE MTN MAP

Reference (Deposit): ADMR COPPER PENNY MINE FILE

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