New Cornelia Smelter

The New Cornelia Smelter is a copper mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 1,841 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

Name: New Cornelia Smelter  

State:  Arizona

County:  Pima

Elevation: 1,841 Feet (561 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 32.3711, -112.85750

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Satelite image of the New Cornelia Smelter

New Cornelia Smelter MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: New Cornelia Smelter
Secondary: (Facility) Ajo Copper Smelter


Commodity

Primary: Copper


Location

State: Arizona
County: Pima


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

Owner Name: Phelps Dodge Corp.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: New York
Info Year: 1979


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Plant
Plant Type: Smelter
Operation Type: Processing Plant
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert


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): USGS AJO QUADRANGLE 1963


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