The Chilito Quarry is a copper and stone, crushed/broken mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,999 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: 2,999 Feet (914 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Stone, Crushed/Broken
Lat, Long: 33.0778, -110.76110
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Chilito Quarry MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Chilito Quarry
Secondary: Southwest Inspiration Property
Secondary: Sioux Group
Secondary: Copper States Mining Co Prop
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Stone, Crushed/Broken
Location
State: Arizona
County: Gila
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
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Workings
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Ownership
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Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
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: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
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Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
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References
Reference (Deposit): OP:GORDEN WAINWRIGHT CONTR
Reference (Deposit): ADMR MAGMA CHIEF MINE FILE
Reference (Deposit): KUHN,T ECONOMIC GEOLOGY VOL 36 1941 P 512-538
Reference (Deposit): AZ ZINC AND LEAD DEPOSITS ABM 158 1951 P 56-65
Reference (Deposit): ADMR FILES
Reference (Deposit): SIMONS FRANK S GEOLOGY OF THE KLONDYKE QUAD GRAHAM AND PINAL
Reference (Deposit): CO,AZ USGS PP 461 1964 P 154
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