Whitecliffs

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

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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

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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

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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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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