The Aricana Mining Corp is a copper mine located in Greenlee county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,499 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: 5,499 Feet (1,676 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 33.1167, -109.29310
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Aricana Mining Corp MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Aricana Mining Corp
Secondary: Amax Inc.
Secondary: Polaris Group
Secondary: Parrot Group
Secondary: King Mtn. Group
Secondary: Victory Mining Co
Secondary: Golden Eagle and Phonolite Tunnel
Secondary: Evans Point Gold Placers
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Zinc
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: Essex
Home Office: Indiana
Info Year: 1980
Owner Name: Amax Inc.
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1980
Owner Name: Banner Mining Co.
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1962
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Unknown
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): DOCKET 36 DEC 7 1970 P 282-292 BANNER AMAX TO ESSEX,GREENLEE
Reference (Deposit): PATENTED MINING CLAIMS EXTEND INTO SECTIONS 35,36,31.,2,1,6
Reference (Deposit): 11,12,7 (31 16 IN R30E T 3S) (6 AND 7 ARE IN R30E T4S)
Reference (Deposit): USGS CLIFTON QUAD
Reference (Deposit): ADMR POLARIS GROUP FILE
Reference (Deposit): ADMR U FILE
Reference (Deposit): ADMR INFO
Reference (Deposit): SKILLINGS MINING REVIEW'THE STORY OF BANNER MINING CO'FEB 22
Reference (Deposit): 1969
Reference (Deposit): COE AND VAN LOO CONSULTING ENGINEERS FILE
Reference (Deposit): BLM MINING DISTRICT SHEET 848,847,839,837,838
Reference (Deposit): COUNTY RECORDERS OFFICE-ELIZABETH TEA
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