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Arizona · Pima County

Copper Ledge Mine

Unconfirmed Copper Underground

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Key facts

State
Arizona
County
Pima
Mining district
Ajo District
Development status
Producer
Mine type
Underground
Primary commodity
Copper
Verification
Unconfirmed

Mine Location

Approximate Area

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Mindat locality description

A former small underground Cu-Ag-Au mine located in sec. 25, T12S, R6W, 2 miles SE of Ajo, on private land (location approximate). Idle after 1942. Mineralization is an ore body 0.2 meters wide. Workings are 45.72 meters deep. Production was not …

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

Verification

Unconfirmed

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USGS source data documents underground workings for this record.

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History & operations

Historical record

  • Development status: Producer

Commodities & minerals

Access & recent conditions

Land
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Sources & evidence

USGS Mineral Resources Data System

Type: Historical mine record

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  • development status
  • commodities
  • underground eligibility evidence

Mindat

Type: Mineralogical locality database

Record: Mindat Locality: 188566

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  • locality identity

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