The Las Trajas is a copper mine located in Greenlee county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,079 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: 6,079 Feet (1,853 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 33.0028, -109.39440
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Las Trajas MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Las Trajas
Secondary: Arizona Copper Co Property
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Greenlee
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Phelps Dodge Corp
Info Year: 1980
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 CLIFTON QUAD
Reference (Deposit): USGS GEOLOGIC ATLAS CLIFTON FOLIO AZ 1905-ECONOMIC GEOLOGY
Reference (Deposit): MAP
Reference (Deposit): DUNNING,CHARLES H ROCKS TO RICHES 1959
Reference (Deposit): CLELAND,ROBERT G A HISTORY OF PHELPS DODGE 1952
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN,WALDEMAR THE COPPER DEPOSITS OF THE CLIFTON-MORENCI
Reference (Deposit): DISTRICT AZ USGS PP 43 1905
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