Copper Creek Project

The Copper Creek Project is a copper mine located in Pinal county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,825 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: Copper Creek Project
Secondary: Copper Prince
Secondary: Childs Aldwinkel
Secondary: Old Reliable
Secondary: American Eagle

Commodity

Primary: Copper

Location

State: Arizona
County: Pinal

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: Located Claim

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Magma Copper Co.
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1967

Owner Name: Newmont
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1970

Owner Name: Amt International Mining Corp.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Canada
Info Year: 1997

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

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

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): AMERICAN EAGLE RESERVES STATED IN A DEC. 1996 PRESS RELEASE ARE 76.6 MILLION TONS OF 0.8 PERCENT COPPER (DRILL INDICATED)

Comment (Deposit): 5-97:DRILLING AND GRADE MODELING ARE CONTINUING ON THE PROPERTY AND THE CU RESOURCE IS 3 BILLION LBS. GRADE RANGES FROM .8 TO 1%. AMT WILL COMPLETE A FEASIBILITY STUDY BY 2-98 TO EARN A 50% UNDIVIDED WORKING INTEREST FROM BHP. AMT IS EARNING A 51% WORKING INTEREST FROM PHELPS DODGE BY SPENDING $3.5 MILL ON EXPLORATION OVER A 4 YEAR PERIOD. CURRENTLY, AMT CONTROLS 1800 ACRES AND HAS THE RIGHT TO EARN-IN TO AN ADDITIONAL 2200 ACRES IN SEPARATE AGREEMENTS WITH BHP AND PHELPS DODGE.

Comment (Ownership): 5-97:DRILLING AND GRADE MODELING ARE CONTINUING ON THE PROPERTY AND THE CU RESOURCE IS 3 BILLION LBS. GRADE RANGES FROM .8 TO 1%. AMT WILL COMPLETE A FEASIBILITY STUDY BY 2-98 TO EARN A 50% UNDIVIDED WORKING INTEREST FROM BHP. AMT IS EARNING A 51% WORKING INTEREST FROM PHELPS DODGE BY SPENDING $3.5 MILL ON EXPLORATION OVER A 4 YEAR PERIOD. CURRENTLY, AMT CONTROLS 1800 ACRES AND HAS THE RIGHT TO EARN-IN TO AN ADDITIONAL 2200 ACRES IN SEPARATE AGREEMENTS WITH BHP AND PHELPS DODGE. AS OF 1996, AMT INTERNATIONAL MINING CORP. SEEMS TO OWN THE PROJECT, BUT THIS HAS NOT BEEN CONFIRMED. AMT CONTROLS 1800 ACRES & HAS RIGHT TO EARN-IN ON AN ADDITIONAL 2200 ACRES IN SEPARATE AGREEMENTS WITH BHP & PHELPS DODGE AS OF MAY, 1997.

References

Reference (Deposit): THE NORTHERN MINER, 12-2-96, P.B12.

Reference (Deposit): AMT INTERNATIONAL MINING CORP. PRESS RELEASE FROM NEWSMINE,

Reference (Deposit): 1-16-97.

Reference (Ownership): THE MINING RECORD, "COPPER RESERVES EXPANDED AT ARIZONA

Reference (Ownership): PROPERTIES", VOL. 108, #8, 2/19/97, P1.

Reference (Deposit): USGS OAK GROVE CANYON QUAD

Reference (Deposit): ADMR COPPER CREEK PROJECT FILE

Reference (Deposit): HICKS,CLIFFORD J MO OCCURENCES IN AZ ADMR 1979 P 21

Reference (Deposit): AMT INTERNATIONAL MINING CORP. PRESS RELEASE, 12-10-96.

Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, VOL. 108, #19, MAY 7, P3.

Reference (Deposit): SOUTHWESTERN PAYDIRT, N694, APRIL, 1997, P10.

Reference (Deposit): MINING JOURNAL, 10-7-96, P.264.

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