The California Extension is a copper mine located in Pinal county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,835 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: 2,835 Feet (864 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 32.3389, -111.13500
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California Extension MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: California Extension
Secondary: Boston Property
Secondary: White Horse Claims
Secondary: Cyclone
Secondary: Tuff Surprise
Secondary: Hoover Extension
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pinal
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Lobb,Chester
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1980
Owner Name: Flint, A. R.
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1944
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert
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): WADWELL,HENERY R.,AERIAL GEOLOGY ON POTTS CANYON MINING AREA
Reference (Deposit): 1941,PLATE I,II,III,ADMR MAP CABINET
Reference (Deposit): ADMR BOSTON FILE
Reference (Deposit): CLAIMS EXTEND INTO SECTS 13,14,23,24 &26
Reference (Deposit): USGS PICKETPOST MTN QUAD
Reference (Deposit): WARDWELL,HENRY GEOLOGY OF THE POTTS CANYON MINING AREA NEAR
Reference (Deposit): SUPERIOR AZ
Reference (Deposit): BLM UNPATENTED MINING CLAIMS LEAD FILE 80108
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