The Mormon Girl-Pat.#2678 is a copper and gold mine located in Maricopa county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,500 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: 2,500 Feet (762 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Gold
Lat, Long: 33.8092, -111.94530
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Mormon Girl-Pat.#2678 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mormon Girl-Pat.#2678
Secondary: S&J Copper Prop
Secondary: Henry M.Grady Pat.Claim
Secondary: Mormon Mine #2pat.Claim
Secondary: Mamie Maude Pat Claim
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Manganese
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silica
Location
State: Arizona
County: Maricopa
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: J. Buttermore
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1973
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-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): USGS 7.5 CAVE CREEK MAP
Reference (Deposit): ADMR MORMON-GIRL MINE FILE
Reference (Deposit): ELSING,M,& HEINEMAN,R, AZ.B.M #140,P94
Reference (Deposit): WILSON,E, CUNNINGHAM,J.& BUTLER,G, AZ.B.M.#137,P164
Reference (Deposit): ADMR "U" FILE
Reference (Deposit): LEWIS,A, ENG.& MINING TOUR.,OCT.9,1920,P715
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