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Cactus Mine

Past Producer in Gila county in Arizona, United States with commodities Copper, Molybdenum, Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Mineral rights holdings
  17. Land status
  18. Ownership information
  19. Production statistics
  20. Reserves and resources
  21. Workings at the site
  22. Links to other databases
  23. Bibliographic references
  24. General comments
  25. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10027097
MRDS ID M002008
Record type Deposit
Current site name Cactus Mine
Alternate or previous names Hamilton Shaft, Pinto Shaft, Cactus Deposit, Carlota, Brewery, Arizona National Copper Deposit, Alexander, Carlotta, Eder

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.98237, 33.38425 (WGS84)
Elevation 1128
Relative position ON PINTO CREEK NEAR SW CORNER OF INSPIRATION QUAD, JUST W OF MANITOU HILL.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Gila(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Inspiration(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Globe(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mesa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Salt(hydrologic unit)

Salt(hydrologic accounting unit)

Salt(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Tonto National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Gila

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 001N 013E 36 E2 Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Molybdenum Primary
Gold Secondary
Silver Secondary
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcocite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Chrysocolla Ore
Malachite Ore
Limonite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Hydrothermal

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Schultze Granite
    Rock description Schultze Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Pinal Schist;Gila Conglomerate
    Rock description Pinal Schist;Gila Conglomerate
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Pinal Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.98237, 33.38425
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure name Kelly Fault
Structure description Cactus Fauldipping 20-30sw Overlying Schist. Kelly Fault

Ore body information

  • Dip 40W
  • General form IRREGULAR
    Length 76.2M
    Width 30.48M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Brecciation

Comments on the geologic information

  • Deposit Occurs In Shattered Rock Along The Kelley Fault Zone Strike N60w, Dip 60-70 Ne. Diabase Sill Forms Footwall Fo Fault Zone, Dacite Forms Hanging Wall On South Side.
  • Host Rock For Ore Deposition Is Brecciated Diabase.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1905
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1929
Year of last production 1964
Milling method Leach-Solvent-Extract-Electrowin

Mining district

District name Miami-Inspiration District
District name Globe-Miami District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Tonto National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Castle Dome Copper Co.
    First year 1940
  • Type Owner
    Owner Homestake Production Co.
    First year 1971
  • Type Owner
    Owner Cities Service Co
    Year 1981
  • Type Joint Venture Operator
    Owner Carlota Copper Co
    Home office Arizona
    Year 1995
    Last year 2006
  • Type Joint Venture Owner
    Owner Cambior (Usa) Inc.
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1995
    First year 1991
    Last year 2006
  • Type Joint Venture Owner
    Owner Cambior Inc.
    Home office Canada
    Year 1995
    Last year 2006
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Quadra Mining Ltd
    Interest 100
    Year 2009

Comments on the ownership information

  • The Primary Claims In The Area Were Sold By Sherwood B. Owens To Westmont Mining Co. In 1988. In August 1991, Westmont Mining Was Purchased By Cambior For $10 Million. (Southwestern Pay Dirt; May 1992; Pg.20a)

Production statistics

  • Year 2009
    Period 2008-2009
    Material Carlota ore mined from mine opening in 2008 to end of 2009. Ore on leach pad contains 40 kt Cu but only 13 kt cathode Cu produced.\nQuadra 2009 AIF, p. 25.
    Ore mined 15800000mt
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Primary cont Cu on pad Copper Copper 40000mt

Comments on the production information

  • Said To Have Produced In Early Years But No Figures Available. Deposit Is Too Small And Too Low Grade For Further Exploration
  • Production Levels Are Planned For 6.4 Million Mt/Yr Ore Which Translates To Approx.27,000 Mt/Yr Copper.(Mining Mag.;May 93)

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Name Carlota-Cactus
    Estimate year 2010
    Probable 58897000mt
    Remarks Carlota-Cactus reserves as of 1-Jan-2010. \nQuadra 2009 AIF, p. 22. \nhttp://www.quadrafnx.com/i/pdf/AIF_Final.pdf
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper oxides + sulfides 0.46 wt-pct Copper Primary 2010
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Reserves 75000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.5 wt-pct Copper Primary 1992
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Reserves 106000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.45 wt-pct Copper Primary 1993
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1994
    Indicated 96890000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.44 wt-pct Copper Primary 1994
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 2008
    Reserves 77000000mt
    Remarks Carlota reserve before mining. Quadra Operation Overview accessed 8/19/2010. \nhttp://www.quadrafnx.com/s/Carlota.asp?ReportID=400927
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper 0.45 wt-pct Copper Primary 2008
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1995
    Reserves 96854000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.044 wt-pct Copper Primary 1995
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1996
    Indicated 95854000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.44 wt-pct Copper Primary 1996
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1997
    Demonstrated 96162000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.45 wt-pct Copper Primary 1997

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • Matrix 1 Column 1 Reserves From Carlota Copper Co. Fact Sheet Provided May 1993.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 1981.2M
    Overall depth 152.4M

Comments on the workings information

  • Underground Workings Now Inaccessible. Workings Are Pinto And Hamilton Shafts With Lateral Workings And Churn Drill Holes
  • Three Levels Of Workings In 1929, 280 Ft Depth.

Comments on development

  • Operators Included Carlota Copper Co J Alexander C.Hirwin,John Duber Nielson And Company. Mine Closed After 1929 And Reopened In 1941. Leaching Began 1959. Drilling 1971-1974

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    Abm Bulletin 140, P. 92.

  • Development

    Wellman, Edward et al, 2006, National Instrument 43-101 technical report for the Carlota Copper Project Miami, Arizona: prepared for Quadra Mining Ltd., by M3 Engineering, 326 p.

  • Deposit

    Abm File Data.

  • Reserve-Resource

    Cambior Inc. 1993 Ann.Rep, P. 56.

  • Reserve-Resource

    Mining Record, 10/5/94, P.

  • Deposit

    Claims Extend Into Sec 25 T1n R13e And Sec 31 T1n R14e

  • Reserve-Resource

    Cambior Inc. 1995 Annual Report, P.9.

  • Deposit

    Admr Castle Dome Copper Company Cities Service Active File

  • Deposit

    The Primary Copper Industry Of Arizona In 1987, Dmmr.

  • Deposit

    Northern Miner, 8/26/91, P.1,2.

  • Deposit

    Arizona Mining Journal Feb 1, 1922 P 19

  • Deposit

    Peterson, N.P., 1962, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Globe-Miami District, Arizona: Us Geological Survey Professional Paper 342, P. 139.

  • Deposit

    Elsing, M.J. And Heineman, R.E., 1936, Arizona Metal Production: Arizona Bureau Of Mines Bulletin 140.

  • Deposit

    Abgmt Clippings File.

  • Deposit

    Abmr Carlota File.

  • Deposit

    Abgmt-USBM File Data.

  • Deposit

    Southwestern Pay Dirt, 5/92, P.20a.

  • Deposit

    Southwestern Pay Dirt, 8/92, P.7a.

  • Deposit

    The Northern Miner, 6-23-97, V83 #17, P. B7, B10.

  • Deposit

    Metals Economics Group (MEG) webpage for Carlota.
    http://services.metalseconomics.com/minesearch/Default.aspx#profile&projAid=93523

  • Deposit

    Quadra Mining Ltd. website:
    http://www.quadrafnx.com/s/Carlota.asp
    2009 Annual Information Form:
    http://www.quadrafnx.com/i/pdf/AIF_Final.pdf

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Faulted Top Of An Orebody. Copper Carbonates And Silicates Coat Breccia Fragments And Fill Interstices Between Them.
Deposit This Report Represents A Merger Of Original Record M002008 With Record M030448 Of Jan Wilt In Molybdenum File, Contact Person T.G. Theodore, USGS. ; Info.Src : 1 Pub Lit; 2 Unpub Rept
Deposit The Copper Minerals Have Clearly Formed By Direct Deposition Either From True Or From Colloidal Solutions That Contained Copper Not Derived From Minerals Originally Present In The Immediate Host Rock.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-83 Peterson, Jocelyn A. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 01-APR-72 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUN-79 Hall, R. K. (Creasey, S. C.) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 04-NOV-83 ADMR U.S. Bureau of Mines
Reporter 13-AUG-97 ADMR U.S. Bureau of Mines
Updater 10-JUL-09 Anderson, Claire U.S. Geological Survey

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