The Claims. is a copper and silver mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,699 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: 5,699 Feet (1,737 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Silver
Lat, Long: 31.8556, -110.75830
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Claims. MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Claims.
Secondary: Broad Top, and Malachite Patented
Secondary: King-Exile Mine Group
Secondary: King-Exile Group Included King,
Secondary: Exile, Blue Point, Aceola, Amole,
Secondary: Cuprite, Bonnie Blue, Vulture,
Secondary: Coronado Nf, Part 12, Santa Rita Mt
Secondary: Unit, Az, Usbm Ofr Mla 11-94.
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Uranium
Secondary: Tungsten
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Molybdenum
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Beryllium
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pima
District: Helvetia-Rosemont District
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
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Asarco (American Smelting And Refining Co.)
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1992
Years: 1988 -
Owner Name: Chilson
Info Year: 1959
Owner Name: Allison Steel Co
Production
Year: 1959
Time Period: 1900-1959
Description: 1900-1959 Avg 6% Cu, 1 Oz/T Ag, +Zn & Pb 55000 Tons
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
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
Comment (Deposit): PATENTED CLAIMS INCLUDED IN THIS GROUP ARE PART OF THE HELVETIA PROPERTY OWNED BY ASARCO (1992).
References
Reference (Deposit): F A MICHEL, JR, 1959, GEOL OF THE KING MINE, UNIV OF ARIZ
Reference (Deposit): MS THESIS.
Reference (Deposit): S B KEITH ARIZ BUR MINES BULL 189 P126 1974
Reference (Deposit): USGS SAHUARITA QUADRANGLE
Reference (Deposit): US AEC PRR PIMA COUNTY 1955 P 644
Reference (Deposit): F C SCHRADER, 1915, USGS BULL 582, P. 119.
Reference (Deposit): CREASEY AND QUICK, 1955, USGS BULL 1027F, P. 312.
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