The Douglas Smelter Preparation Plant is a copper mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 719 feet.
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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: 719 Feet (219 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 31.3475, -109.58920
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Douglas Smelter Preparation Plant MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Douglas Smelter Preparation Plant
Secondary: (Facility) Douglas Copper Smelter
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Arizona
County: Cochise
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: Phelps Dodge Corp
Company ID: 200203
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: New York
Info Year: 1979
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Plant
Plant Type: Smelter
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
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Production): SMELTER CLOSED PERMANENTLY JAN 15, 1987 DUE TO ENVIRONMENT- AL REGULATIONS. RAZING COMPLETED 1/91.
References
Reference (Deposit): US MSHA 1978 METAL-NONMETAL MINE FILE REFERENCE
Reference (Deposit): US MSHA 1978 METAL-NONMEAL MINE INFORMATION SUPPLEMENT
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