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Arizona · Pima County

Abe Lincoln Mine

Unconfirmed Copper Mixed Underground / Surface

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Key facts

State
Arizona
County
Pima
Mining district
Pima District
Development status
Occurrence
Mine type
Mixed underground / surface
Primary commodity
Copper
Verification
Unconfirmed

Mine Location

Approximate Area

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Documented underground workings

Mindat locality description

Ref.: US Atomic Energy Commission Preliminary Reconnaissance Report Pima County (1956): 651. U.S. Atomic Energy Commission RME-159 (1970) Preliminary Reconnaissance for Uranium in Pima and Pinal Counties, Arizona, 1950 to 1957. MRDS database Dep…

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  • USGS MRDS working type: Surface/Underground
  • MRDS work_type documents underground workings: Surface/Underground · work_type

Verification

Unconfirmed

Source records support underground workings, but UndergroundMines has not yet independently verified this mine.

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Why it's listed

Source records document both underground and surface mining.

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History & operations

Historical record

  • Development status: Occurrence

Operators / organizations

  • Elmer Bell And Charles Iberri · Source-reported owner

Commodities & minerals

Reported minerals

  • Chlorite
  • Quartz
  • Molybdenite
  • Chlorite Group
  • Molybdenite

Access & recent conditions

Land
unknown

Community reports

No community field reports yet.

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Sources & evidence

USGS Mineral Resources Data System

Type: Historical mine record

Supports:

  • mine identity
  • development status
  • commodities
  • underground eligibility evidence

Mindat

Type: Mineralogical locality database

Record: Mindat Locality: 189505

Supports:

  • locality identity
  • reported minerals (2)

A Mindat locality match does not by itself establish underground workings.

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