The Whitecliffs is a clay, diatomite, and silica mine located in Pinal county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,720 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: 2,720 Feet (829 Meters)
Commodity: Clay, Diatomite, Silica
Lat, Long: 32.6403, -110.54640
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Whitecliffs MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Whitecliffs
Secondary: Arizona Gypsum
Secondary: Arizite Products
Secondary: Arizite
Secondary: Kaolin Claims
Secondary: Nuez Claims
Secondary: Oversite Claims
Commodity
Primary: Clay
Primary: Diatomite
Primary: Silica
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pinal
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: University Of Arizona, Hollis T. Lucas, Asst. Comptroller
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1974
Owner Name: Azo Mined Products Co.(Ampco),Henry Farabee
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1977
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: 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): PROPERTY EXTENDS INTO SEC.17,18,20,29 AND 30,AND INTO SEC.
Reference (Deposit): 13 AND 24,9S 18E
Reference (Deposit): ADMR WHITECLIFFS MINE FILE
Reference (Deposit): USGS CLARK RANCH QUAD
Reference (Deposit): ABM BULL 180 MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF AZ 1975 P 329,
Reference (Deposit): 338 AND 375
Reference (Deposit): ADMR MAMMOTH MINING AND MINERALS INC FILE
Reference (Deposit): ADMR AZO MINED PRODUCTS CO INC FILE
Reference (Deposit): ADMR U FILE
Reference (Deposit): WILSON,E D ARIZONA NONMETALLICS ABM 152 1944 P 18
Reference (Deposit): ADMR FILES
Reference (Deposit): ELEVATORSKI,E A AZ INDUSTRIAL MINERALS 1980 P 54
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