| Deposit ID | 10113863 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC38976 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0040210256 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Copper Creek Project |
| Alternate or previous names | Copper Prince, Childs Aldwinkel, Old Reliable, American Eagle |
| Related records | 60001349 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.47708, 32.7507 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1166 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pinal(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Oak Grove Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mammoth(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tucson(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower San Pedro(hydrologic unit)
San Pedro-Willcox(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management AZ)
Bureau of Land Management AZ BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Pinal |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 008 S | 018 E | 11 | C | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | Early Tertiary to Late Cretaceous volcanic rocks |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Amt International Mining Corp. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1997 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Newmont |
| Home office | Arizona |
| Year | 1970 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Magma Copper Co. |
| Home office | Arizona |
| Year | 1967 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040210256 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC38976 | MAS references MRDS |
THE MINING RECORD, "COPPER RESERVES EXPANDED AT ARIZONA
PROPERTIES", VOL. 108, #8, 2/19/97, P1.
USGS OAK GROVE CANYON QUAD
ADMR COPPER CREEK PROJECT FILE
HICKS,CLIFFORD J MO OCCURENCES IN AZ ADMR 1979 P 21
AMT INTERNATIONAL MINING CORP. PRESS RELEASE, 12-10-96.
THE MINING RECORD, VOL. 108, #19, MAY 7, P3.
SOUTHWESTERN PAYDIRT, N694, APRIL, 1997, P10.
MINING JOURNAL, 10-7-96, P.264.
THE NORTHERN MINER, 12-2-96, P.B12.
AMT INTERNATIONAL MINING CORP. PRESS RELEASE FROM NEWSMINE,
1-16-97.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 5-97:DRILLING AND GRADE MODELING ARE CONTINUING ON THE PROPERTY AND THE CU RESOURCE IS 3 BILLION LBS. GRADE RANGES FROM .8 TO 1%. AMT WILL COMPLETE A FEASIBILITY STUDY BY 2-98 TO EARN A 50% UNDIVIDED WORKING INTEREST FROM BHP. AMT IS EARNING A 51% WORKING INTEREST FROM PHELPS DODGE BY SPENDING $3.5 MILL ON EXPLORATION OVER A 4 YEAR PERIOD. CURRENTLY, AMT CONTROLS 1800 ACRES AND HAS THE RIGHT TO EARN-IN TO AN ADDITIONAL 2200 ACRES IN SEPARATE AGREEMENTS WITH BHP AND PHELPS DODGE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 28-MAY-97 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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