Buckeye Mine Group

The Buckeye Mine Group is a copper mine located in Pinal county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,599 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

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Site Name

Primary: Buckeye Mine Group
Secondary: Climax
Secondary: Troy Property
Secondary: Troy-Arizona

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver

Location

State: Arizona
County: Pinal
District: Dripping Springs District

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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

Type: Underground

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1903
Year Last Production: 1951
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

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: R
Description: Granodiorite Intrusives Surround Mine, With Large Body 1/4 Mile Ne Of Mine

Type: L
Description: Ns Trending Fault W Of Mine (Gq-1021)

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Chalcocite
Gangue: Sericite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): UTM IS LOCATION OF BUCKEYE SHAFT, OTHER SHAFTS IN GROUP ARE NORTH,EAST, AND WESTAPPROX 1/4 MILE FROM BUCKEYE SHAFT. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION INCLUDED UNDER TROY IN ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA

Comment (Development): OPERATORS INCLUDED TROY ARIZONA COPPER, TROY MANHATTAN COMPANY, TROY COPPER CO

Comment (Workings): 3 LEVELS AND 150 FT SHAFT IN 1923, ONE LEVEL 1000 FT LONG. SHAFT DOWN TO AT LEAST 500 FT IN 1920'S CLIMAX SHAFT 400 FT IN 1917.

Comment (Geology): MINERALIZATION ASSOCIATED WITH GRANODIORITE INTRUSION OPENED CHANNELS FOR MINERALIZATION IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING

References

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE

Reference (Deposit): ADMR TROY AND RATTLER FILES

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): USGS GQ 1021, 1971

Reference (Deposit): RANSOME, F.L. 1923 USGS GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF THE U.S. RAY FOLIO, MAP AND P.22.

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