The Big Johnnie Deposit is a copper mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,268 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
Elevation: 4,268 Feet (1,301 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 33.4383, -110.77080
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Big Johnnie Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Big Johnnie Deposit
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Arizona
County: Gila
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
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
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): PETERSON N P GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE GLOBE MIAMI
Reference (Deposit): DISTRICT USGS PP 342 1962 P 115-116
Reference (Deposit): RANSOME F L GEOLOGY OF THE GLOBE COPPER DISTRICT USGS PP 12
Reference (Deposit): 1903 P 153
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