The Metcalf is a copper mine located in Greenlee county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,400 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: 4,400 Feet (1,341 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 33.1144, -109.36640
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Metcalf MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Metcalf
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Molybdenum
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Silica
Location
State: Arizona
County: Greenlee
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: 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
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 CLIFTON QUAN
Reference (Deposit): CLELAND,ROBERT G A HISTORY OF PHELPS DODGE 1952
Reference (Deposit): DUNNING CHARLES H ROCK TO RICHES 1959
Reference (Deposit): ADMR ACTIVE FILE PHELPS DODGE MORENCI
Reference (Deposit): DIRECTORY OF ACTIVE MINES IN AZ ADMR 1980 P 17-18
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN,WALDEMAR THE COPPER DEPOSITS OF THE CLIFTON-MORENCI
Reference (Deposit): DISTRICT AZ USGS PP 43 1905
Reference (Deposit): ADMR ACTIVE FILE PHELPS DODGE-METCALF
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