The Rawley Mine is a copper and gold mine located in Maricopa county, Arizona at an elevation of 600 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: 600 Feet (183 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Gold
Lat, Long: 33.0492, -113.03580
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Rawley Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rawley Mine
Secondary: Rowley
Secondary: Reliance Copper
Secondary: San Carlos Pat Claim #4524
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Molybdenum
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Vanadium
Tertiary: Barium-Barite
Location
State: Arizona
County: Maricopa
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Rowley Mines Inc
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1978
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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): USBM R1 5651 P 41-44
Reference (Deposit): BLM MINING DIST.SHEET #521
Reference (Deposit): HICKS C ADMR FLUORSPAR REPORT 1979 P 17
Reference (Deposit): ELEVATORSKI E A ADMR FLUORSPAR REPORT P 29
Reference (Deposit): ADMR ARIZONA BARITE MINE FILE
Reference (Deposit): ADMR ROWLEY FILE
Reference (Deposit): AZBM BULL 180 1969 P 236, 314
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 1182-E P E6-E7
Reference (Deposit): ADMR "U" FILE
Arizona Gold
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