The Man's Dream Mine is a copper mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,598 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: 2,598 Feet (792 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 32.22, -112.17583
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Man's Dream Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Man's Dream Mine
Secondary: Calloway
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pima
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1959
Time Period: 1955 - 1959
Description: Cp_Grade: ^1.4 % Cu
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENTICULAR, SPOTTY
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Copper
Comments
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION DURING LATE 1950'S FOR SMELTER FLUX.
Comment (Location): SW 1/4 SECTION 9 . PAPAGO INDIAN RESERVATION
Comment (Workings): OPEN CUT OPERATIONS.
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S. B., 1974 , INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189 , P. 140
Reference (Production): ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 140 .
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