| Deposit ID | 10258610 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0040030057 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | (Facility) Douglas Copper Smelter |
| Alternate or previous names | Douglas Smelter Preparation Plant |
| Point of reference | Plant |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.58984, 31.34765 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 219 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cochise(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Douglas(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Douglas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Douglas(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Whitewater Draw(hydrologic unit)
Rio De Bavispe(hydrologic accounting unit)
Sonora(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Cochise |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 024 S | 027 E | 15 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Plant (1) | -109.58984, 31.34765 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Plant type | Smelter |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Phelps Dodge Corp |
| ID | 200203 |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | New York |
| Year | 1979 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040030057 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 0200203 |
US MSHA 1978 METAL-NONMETAL MINE FILE REFERENCE
US MSHA 1978 METAL-NONMEAL MINE INFORMATION SUPPLEMENT
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 09-AUG-1993 | Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 07/05/1979 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 0200203 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Douglas Reduction Works |
| Current operator | Phelps Dodge Corp |
| Current controller (parent) | Freeport-McMoRan Inc |
| Mine type | Facility (Metal / non-metal) |
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