USGS Mineral Resources Data System
Type: Historical mine record
Supports:
- mine identity
- development status
- commodities
- underground eligibility evidence
Arizona · Pinal County
Queen Creek Mine
Unconfirmed Copper Underground
Key facts
- State
- Arizona
- County
- Pinal
- Mining district
- Pioneer District
- Development status
- Producer
- Mine type
- Underground
- Primary commodity
- Copper
- Verification
- Unconfirmed
Mine Location
Approximate AreaDocumented underground workings
Mindat locality description
A former underground Cu-Au-Ag-Mn mine located in sec. 2, T2S, R12E, a short distance south of Queen Creek, about 0.3 miles SW of the intersection of Queen Creek and Elm Canyon, and about 1¼ miles SSE of Superior. The southward extension of the Lake Sup…
Historical mapped workings
USGS historical topographic mapping. Features may no longer exist.
- 24 shaft symbols
- 45 adit symbols
View individual source records (2)
Every underlying record used to build the summary above, for research/verification use.
- USGS MRDS working type: Underground
- MRDS work_type documents underground workings: Underground · work_type
Verification
Unconfirmed
Source records support underground workings, but UndergroundMines has not yet independently verified this mine.
Why it's listed
USGS source data documents underground workings for this record.
History & operations
Historical record
- Development status: Producer
Commodities & minerals
Reported minerals
- Hematite
- Limonite
- Quartz
- Copper
- Gold
- Silver
- Hematite
- Limonite
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 (24)
- mapped adit symbols (45)
Historical mapped features may no longer exist.
Mindat
Type: Mineralogical locality database
Record: Mindat Locality: 52952
Supports:
- locality identity
- reported minerals (2)
A Mindat locality match does not by itself establish underground workings.
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