Christmas Concentrator

The Christmas Concentrator is a copper mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,841 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

Name: Christmas Concentrator

State:  Arizona

County:  Gila

Elevation: 2,841 Feet (866 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 33.0742, -110.74000

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Christmas Concentrator MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Christmas Concentrator


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver


Location

State: Arizona
County: Gila


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

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Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: Inspiration Consol
Company ID: 200847


Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Processing Plant
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): USBM PROD TAB 1973

Reference (Deposit): EMJ JUNE 74 PG 85 PART I,EMJ AUGUST 74 PG 63 PART II (EXCELL

Reference (Deposit): EMPL 198 1974 EMJ MINE DIRECTORY 1974 (GOOD)

Reference (Deposit): EVALUATION IN 0040070052


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