Arizona-Globe Copper Property

The Arizona-Globe Copper Property is a copper mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,249 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: Arizona-Globe Copper Property
Secondary: Cole and Gibson Property
Secondary: Sulfite Property
Secondary: Little Miami Copper Co Property

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold

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: Located Claim

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: George Golfinds
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1939

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
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

Not available

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS PINAL RANCH QUAD

Reference (Deposit): ADMR ARIZONA-GLOBE COPPER MINE FILE

Reference (Deposit): RANSOME F L GEO OF THE GLOBE COPPER DISTRICT USGS PP 12 1903

Reference (Deposit): P 162

Reference (Deposit): RANSOME F L GLOBE FOLIO 111 USGS 1904 SEE AREAL GEOLOGY MAP

Reference (Deposit): AND P 15

Reference (Deposit): ARIZONA MINING JOURNAL NOVEMBER 1919 P 44

Reference (Deposit): PETERSON N P GEOLOGY OF THE PINAL RANCH QUAD USGS BULL 1141-

Reference (Deposit): H 1963 P H13

Reference (Deposit): STEVENS H J COPPER HANDBOOK VOL 10 1911 P 1078 SEE LITTE

Reference (Deposit): MIAMI COPPER MINES

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