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Magma Chief Group

Past Producer in Pinal county in Arizona, United States with commodities Gold, Lead, Manganese, Silver, 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10186390
MRDS ID M899883
MAS/MILS ID 0040210646
Record type Site
Current site name Magma Chief Group
Alternate or previous names Patented Claims M S 3482, Patented Claim M S 3483
Related records 10048315

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -111.0968, 33.31788 (WGS84)
Elevation 1158
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pinal(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Superior(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

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 Pinal

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 001 S 012 E 26 N2 Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Secondary
Lead Primary
Manganese Critical Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) Paleozoic sedimentary rocks
ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Magma Copper Co.
    Home office Arizona
    Year 1961

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CLAIMS EXTEND INTO SEC.25

  • Deposit

    JONES E L JR AND F L RANSOM,USGS BULL 710-0,P162

  • Deposit

    BLM MINING DIST SHEET 608

  • Deposit

    ADMR MAGMA CHIEF MINE FILE

  • Deposit

    USGS SUPERIOR QUAD

  • Deposit

    FARNHAM,L.L.ET AL,USBM IC 7990,1961,PP124,126-129

  • Deposit

    WILSON,E.D&G.M.BUTLER,ABM 127,P84

  • Deposit

    ADMR IBERRIAN & CAMEROON CLAIMS FILE

  • Deposit

    ADMR MAGMA COPPER CO.FILES

  • Deposit

    ELSING,M.J.AND E.S HEINEMAN,USGS BULL 140,1939,P99

  • Deposit

    ADMR U FILE

  • Deposit

    ADMR FILES

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-NOV-83 ADMR U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Arizona resources

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