USGS Mineral Resources Data System
Type: Historical mine record
Supports:
- mine identity
- development status
- commodities
- underground eligibility evidence
Arizona · Pinal County
Copperosity
Unconfirmed Copper Mixed Underground / Surface
Key facts
- State
- Arizona
- County
- Pinal
- Development status
- Past Producer
- Mine type
- Mixed underground / surface
- Primary commodity
- Copper
- Verification
- Unconfirmed
Also known as
- Houston-Az Copper Co Property, Riesner Property
Mine Location
Approximate AreaDocumented underground workings
Mindat locality description
A former surface and underground Cu-Ag-Zn-Pb-Au-Mo mine located in the E½ sec. 14, T10S, R2E (Vekol Mountains 15 minute topo map), about 2¾ miles ENE of Cathedral Rock. Discovered 1885. Produced 1890-1917. Claims include the Copperosit Copperosity No. …
Historical mapped workings
USGS historical topographic mapping. Features may no longer exist.
- 14 shaft symbols
View individual source records (2)
Every underlying record used to build the summary above, for research/verification use.
- Derived from MRDS oper_type (existing operation): Surface-Underground
- MRDS oper_type documents existing underground operation (dev_stat=Past Producer): Surface-Underground · oper_type
Verification
Unconfirmed
Source records support underground workings, but UndergroundMines has not yet independently verified this mine.
Why it's listed
Source records document both underground and surface mining.
History & operations
Historical record
- Development status: Past Producer
Commodities & minerals
Reported minerals
- Calcite
- Chrysocolla
- Gypsum
- Limonite
- Malachite
- Native Copper
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 (14)
Historical mapped features may no longer exist.
Mindat
Type: Mineralogical locality database
Record: Mindat Locality: 56618
Supports:
- locality identity
- reported minerals (6)
A Mindat locality match does not by itself establish underground workings.
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