USGS Mineral Resources Data System
Type: Historical mine record
Supports:
- mine identity
- development status
- commodities
- underground eligibility evidence
Arizona · Gila County
Beacon
Multiple Sources Confirmed Copper Underground
Key facts
- State
- Arizona
- County
- Gila
- Development status
- Past Producer
- Mine type
- Underground
- Primary commodity
- Copper
- Verification
- Multiple Sources Confirmed
Mine Location
Approximate AreaDocumented underground workings
Mindat locality description
Ref.: Arizona Department of Mineral Resources Beacon file. MRDS database Dep. ID #10112938, MAS ID #0040070170. A former underground Cu mine located in the center of sec. 15, T1N, R15+E, near the ghost town of Copper Hill, about 2 miles NNE of Gl…
Additional documented workings
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Stope
— documented in 4 source records,
noting 100 ft.
Arizona Geological Survey / ADMMR — "Beacon" -
Raise
— documented in 2 source records,
noting 100 ft.
Arizona Geological Survey / ADMMR — "Beacon"
Historical mapped workings
USGS historical topographic mapping. Features may no longer exist.
- 22 shaft symbols
- 31 adit symbols
View individual source records (8)
Every underlying record used to build the summary above, for research/verification use.
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Raise
Documented in Arizona Geological Survey / ADMMR PDF (“Beacon”). Evidence: PDF: filled by -.vash thru an ore chute and raise that holed thru to surfa ce, this stop~ is nearly 100'… -
Stope
Documented in Arizona Geological Survey / ADMMR PDF (“Beacon”). Evidence: PDF: , From just inside the tunnel, a back ,stope now n:ostly filled by -.vash thru an ore chute and rais… -
Stope
Documented in Arizona Geological Survey / ADMMR PDF (“Beacon”). Evidence: PDF: 6% coppe!" filled part at least of said stopes . ··l Approximately 100' northeasterly from tunnel po…
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Raise
Beacon -
Stope
Beacon -
Stope
Beacon
- Derived from MRDS oper_type (existing operation): Underground
- MRDS oper_type documents existing underground operation (dev_stat=Past Producer): Underground · oper_type
Verification
Multiple Sources Confirmed
Independent historical source evidence corroborates underground workings.
Why confirmed?
Confirmed by independent Arizona Geological Survey / ADMMR historical documentation describing underground workings, in addition to USGS MRDS catalog eligibility. Not a member field verification.
Why it's listed
USGS source data documents underground workings for this record.
History & operations
Historical record
- Development status: Past Producer
Commodities & minerals
Access & recent conditions
- Land
- unknown
Community reports
No community field reports yet.
I Visited This MineSources & evidence
USGS Historical Topographic Mine Features
Type: Historical mapped physical features
Dataset: DOI 10.5066/P9TAALR6
Supports:
- mapped shaft symbols (22)
- mapped adit symbols (31)
Historical mapped features may no longer exist.
Arizona Geological Survey / ADMMR
Type: Historical mine documents
Record: 1 historical document
Supports:
- historical mine identity
- historical mine documentation
- documented workings
Historical documentation does not imply current access or open workings.
Mindat
Type: Mineralogical locality database
Record: Mindat Locality: 133051
Supports:
- locality identity
A Mindat locality match does not by itself establish underground workings.
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