| Deposit ID | 10113726 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0040210103 |
| Record type | Deposit |
| Current site name | Alvarez Claims |
| Alternate or previous names | Munsey Property, Ben Alverez Group, Red Hills Property, Arizona Cons Au and Ag Property, Arizona Copper Group, Red Hills, Mesa West |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.2163, 33.03569 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 623 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pinal(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
North Butte(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mesa(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Mesa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Gila(hydrologic unit)
Middle Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Pinal |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 004 S | 011 E | 33 | SE | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Iron | Primary |
| Stone | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Hematite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sericite | Ore |
| Model code | 53 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 17 |
| Deposit model name | Porphyry Cu |
| Mark3 model number | 4 |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyodacite |
| Rock type qualifier | porphyry |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| Ore Body (1) | -111.2163, 33.03569 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1958 |
| Ownership category | Mixed |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Murrell Smith |
| Home office | Arizona |
| Year | 1975 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ben Alverez |
| Home office | Arizona |
| Year | 1964 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Frank Alverez |
| Home office | Arizona |
| Year | 1964 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Jess Bird |
| Home office | Arizona |
| Year | 1964 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Red Hills Mining Co. |
| Home office | Arizona |
| Year | 1976 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bell Western |
| Home office | Texas |
| Year | 1973 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 2008 | ||||||||||||||
| Reserves | 450000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Remarks | Red Hills property | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type | In-situ |
|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1995 |
| Reserves | 454000000mt ore |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1995 | ||||||||||||||
| Reserves | 500000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040210103 |
Claims Extend Into Sec.32 And 34
Bell Copper News "Bell introduces new porphyry copper project in Arizona": Press release August 8, 2007. Contains a description of the geology, possibly copied from Williams and Forrester, 1995. Accessed 29-JUL-2009. http://www.bellcopper.net/s/News_Releases.asp?ReportID=300697
Williams and Forrester, 1995
USGS Worth Butte Quad
Williams, S.A. and Forrester, J.D., 1995, Characteristics of porphyry copper deposits; in Pierce, F. W. and Bolm, J. G., eds., Porphyry Copper Deposits of the American Cordillera, Arizona Geological Society, Digest 20, p. 21-34.
Admr Alvarez Claims File
Engineering And Mining Journal Vol.172,No.2,Feb.1971,P132
Admr Arizona Copper Group File
Admr Ariz.Cons.Au And Cu Mine File
Admr U File
Arizona Depeartment of Mines and Mineral Resources. Arizona Mining Update-2007. Accessed 30-JUL-2009. www.mines.az.gov
Singer and others, 2008
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Exploration at Red Hills prior to 2007 indicates 500 million tons at 0.1 % Cu (oxides) in a rotated deposit. (AZ Dept Mines, 2007) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 04-NOV-83 | ADMR | U.S. Bureau of Mines | |
| Updater | 30-JUL-09 | Anderson, Claire | U.S. Geological Survey |
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