The Planet New Planet Mine Group is a copper and iron mine located in La Paz county, Arizona at an elevation of 801 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: 801 Feet (244 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Iron
Lat, Long: 34.2456, -113.95750
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Planet New Planet Mine Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Planet New Planet Mine Group
Secondary: Great Central
Secondary: Planet
Secondary: Planet Copper
Secondary: Planet Mine Group
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Iron
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: La Paz
District: Planet
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
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Arizona Ranch And Metals Co.
Info Year: 1967
Production
Year: 1917
Time Period: 1863-1917
Description: 1863-1917 3000000 Lb Cu, 60000 St Cu Ore
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1863
Discovery Year: 1863
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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
Unknown: Chrysocolla
Unknown: Azurite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Bornite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Malachite
Unknown: Limonite
Unknown: Hematite
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Silver
Comments
Comment (Location): THE PROPERTY IS ALSO IN T11N, R16W, SECS. 31 AND 32.
References
Reference (Reserve-Resource): ARIZONA. AZ BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 180, 1969, PP. 168-182.
Reference (Deposit): ARIZ BUR GEOL MIN TECH BULL 192 1978 P173
Reference (Deposit): ELEVATORSKI E A 1978 ARIZ INDUSTRIAL MINERALS P 68
Reference (Reserve-Resource): KLEMIC, H. IRON. CH. IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF
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