DEPARTMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES

STATE OF ARIZONA

PHOENIX. ARIZONA

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FRANK P. KNIGHT, DIRECTOR

COPPER

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ACTIVE MINF LIST

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Location Sec. Approx.

MINE Twp. & Rge. No. Men

Burnt Water Houck Plant

Cheto, Sec. 15

Cheto # 1

. 22N 29E S25,22N 29E

S15,21N 29E

21N 29E

Burro S26, ISS 23E

Copper Queen & 23S 24E Lavender Pit & Mill

Douglas Reduction Plant

Na ncy Group # 2

Pa ul 's Lime Quarry & Plant

Blue Bird Solvent Ext'n

Chillito

Christmas & mill

S28, 19S25E

S5 & 8 24S 26E

S35, 36 IN 14E

S22,4S ISE

S30 4S 16E

7

16

2

4

1690

660

25

59

81

5

290

ORE

APACHE COUNTY Sand

Bentonite

Bentonite

COCHISE COUNTY

Copper-silica

Copper

Copper

Silica

Lime

GILA COUNTY

Copper

Silica

Copper

OPERATOR and ADDRESS

Elmer Gilstrap, Mgr., Arizona Silica Sand Co. , Houck

M. H.. Bean, Mgr., Alba Mining Corp., Sanders

McCarrell-Gurley, Sanders

Ira L. Mosely, Box 133, Willcox

H. D • Clark, Jr • ,Gen. Sup 't • ,Copper Queen Branch, Phelps Dodge Corp., Bisbee

Fred M. Winkler, Sup't., Douglas Reduction Works, Phelps Dodge Corp., Douglas

A. J. Gilbert, 304 E. Vista, Warren

Howard Arne s, Jr., Gen. Mgr ., Pa ul Lime Plant, P.O.Drawer T, Douglas

Kenneth L. Power, Gen. Mgr., Ranchers Dev. Corp., Box 880, Miami

Gordon Wainwright, Hayden

Robert H. Marshall, Gen.Sup't.,Inspiration Consolidated Copper Co., Inspiration

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MINE

Copper Cities & Mill Castle Dome Miami

Copper Hill

Gibson Mine & Plant

Hayden Smelter

NHoopes Quarry I

Inspiration & Mill, Smelter & Wire Rod Plant

Kennecott Mill LPF Plant & Smelter

Ox-Hide

Phillips & Grandview mines & Town Mill

Metate Mill

LocaLon Sc '''; • ApprClx 0

Twp D ~. 'Je --- l\fQ--,10 e I'L

S7,lN15E 724 S27,IN 14E S30,IN ISE

S24,1N 15E 3

S21,I S 11E 5

S 11,13, & 14 485 5S 15E

S9,10, IN 15E 13

S23-26 IN 14E 2064

Sl1,14 , 5815E 892

S34 IN 14E 55

5 N 17E 7

S5, IS 16E 7

ORE

GILA COUNTY Cont'd

Copper

Silica

Copper

Copper

Limestone

Copper

Copper

Copper

Ashestos

Asbestos

OPER1\TOR and ADDRESS

B oR 0 Coil, Gen. Mgr., Cities Service Co. , Mit3 mi Copper Operations, Box 100, Miami

E. M . Moores, Ir., Arbor Country Club Manor, Glu~c

Robert Franks, Mgr., Arizona Mining Properties, Inc., Box 532, G!obe

M 0 J. Winkel, Superintend2!1t, Asarco Hayden

Hoopes & Co., Box 1116, Miami

Richard C. Cole I Gen. Mgr., Inspiration Consolidated Copper Co., InspJration

I, G . Pickering, Gen. Mgr ., Kennecott Copper Corp., Hayden

T oE.Bilson, Sup't. ,Inspiration Consolidated Copper Co., Inspiration

Rex Town, Mgr., P.O.Box812,Globe

J.L. Neal, Manager, Metate Asbestos Corp. , P.O. Bin Ill, Globe

MINE

Victory & El Dorado & Mill

E-Z

Head Center

Peacock

I

wsafford Proj. I

Ash Peak Tailings

Esperanza Sanchez

Harmony # 1

Sec. Twp. Rge.

4~ 17E SSt 18 16E

11S 28E

S36, 5S 19B

S10,6S26E

5S 26E

S26, 6S 27E

S17, 3S 28E

Morenci 4S 29£ Mill & Smelter (and Metcalf)

Aguila Reduction

Buckeye & Mill

S30, IS 3W

Approx. No. Men

29

8

6

50

Dev

2

62

3

2085

8

23

ORE

GILA COUNTY cont'd Asbestos

GRAHAM COUNTY

Chabazite

Lead, zinc, COPlE r, gold

Copper

Copper

GREENLEE COUNTY Silica

Copper

Quartz

Copper

MARICOPA COUNTY

Copper

Mica

OPERATOR_a~d ADDR ESS

A. W. Gerhardt, Superintendent, Jaquays Mining Corp., Box 328, Globe

Wayne Berkey, Proj. Engr 0 t Union Carbide, Grand Junction, Colorado

Fred Riebold. ,Gen. Mgr., Far Mining Enterprises I Box 447, Safford

Clem Chase, Gen 0 Mgr., Producers Chemical Co., Box 266, Safford

E. Clark, in Chg., Phelps Dodge Corp 0, Po O. Box 151, Sa fford

J.R .Alsip contractor, Virden, N. Mex.

T.Dodge, in Chg., Inspiration Consolidated Copper Co., Box 472 I Safford

O.Brice Willi s , Box 1325, Clifton

J. £.0 'Neill, Manager, Morenci Bra nch, Phelps Dodge Corp., Morenci

D oJ .King, Pres 0, ACM Corp, Aguila

Dan McLeod, Buckeye Mica Co., 228 Eastern Avenue, Buckeye

MINE

National

Phoenix P!ant

Antler, Copper World & Mill

I C. O.D. and "'" Rico I

Copper Head

Emerald Isle

Hardy Plant

International Minerals & Chemical Co. Plant

Mineral Park & Mill

White Hills & Mill

Sec. Twp.Rge.

S3!,8N 9E

S4, 17N 16W S35, 18N 16W

S28, 23N 17W S29, 23N 17W

S19, 16N 13W

S 22,27 23N 18W

S19,2lN l6W

S 19, 24, 23N l8W

Approx. No.Men

15

4

65

17

3

44

9

11

400

Sll-14,27N 20W 4

ORE __ Q"",P..f8ATOR and ADDRESS

MARICOPA COUNTY cont'd

Mercury

Perlite

MOHAVE COUNTY

Copper-zinc

Gold, silver, copper

Gold, silver, lead

COPIEr

Turquois

Feldspar and Silica

Copper

Silver-gold

Clem York, Proj. Engr., International Mining & Milling Co., 2731 W.Camelback Phoenix

Buster Williams, Mar. ,Supreme Perlite Corp., 2123 Buckeye Road, Phoenix

T.A.Miche, Proj. Mgr., Standard Metals Corp., P. O. Box 5068, Yucca

J. M .Arkell, Mgr., Kingman Silver Mining Co., Kingman

F. J. Denson, Pres. & Mgr., Copper Head Mining Co., Wikieup

L.Mead, Sup't., E1 Paso Natura! Gas Co., Kingman

L . W • Hardy, Mgr., L. W. Hardy Co., E. Highwa y 66, Kingman

Stanley Juntunen, Mgr., P. O. Box 229, Kingman

w. J .Roper, Res. Mgr., Duval Corp., P. O. Box 1271, Kingman

J.J.Oberbil1ig, Mgr., Buffalo Lake Mines, Ltd. I Box 962, Kingman

Sec. MINE Twp.Rge.

White Spar S23, 22N 17W

Apache Iron 8, 9N 15~E

Black Mesa

Andrada Marble S21, 17S 16E

Arizona Portland S 26, 12S 11E en Cement Quarry 86, 128 12E

& Plant

Control S 17, l1S 16E

Esperanza S16, 18S 12E

Indiana -Arizona S24,25 128 8E

Little Chief Pit

Mineral Hill S35 16S 12E

. ,-- -. Mission Unit 831, 16S 13E

San Xavier Unit S23, 16S 12E

Approx. No.men

5

4

10

5

146

Expl

495

3

3

19

607

ORE MOHAVE COUNTY Cont'd

Silica

NAVAJO COUNTY

Iron

Coal

PIMA CO UNIT

Marble

Cement-Lime stone

Copper

Cbpper

Lead-zinc-silver

Silica

Copper

Copper

OPERATOR and ADDRESS

C.F.Weeks, Box 229, Kingman ·

Bud Blalock, C.F.& I. Steel Corp.rPueblo,Colo.

Douglas Cook, Mine Mgr., Peahody Coal Co. , Kayenta

David C. Hartley, Mgr., 4541 E. 13th St., Tucson

Vern Hendrickson, Superintendent, Arizona Portland Cement Co., RilL.to

John Roscoe, Mgr. ,ContinelJ.tal Materials Corp., Box 11216, Emery Perk Sta. , Tucs on

H. L. Shively, Res. Mgr., Duval Corp. , P.O. Box 38, Sahuarita

Thorp D. Sawyer, V. Pres ·. , Knox-Ariz. Corp., Redondo Towers, Tucson

Virgil Denning, P.O. Box P, Ajo

Allen B. Bowman, Pres., Banner Mining Co., P. O. Box 5605, Tucson

P.A .Lewis, Sup It. , Asarco, pO -Box Ill, Sahuarita

MINE

New Cornelia Mill & Smelter

Pima & Mill

Sierrita

Silver Bell & Mill

I Silver Coin m I

Silver Ray

Twin Buttes

Adams

Arizona Gypsum

Capital Vvire & Cable plant

Sec. Twp.Rge.

Approx. No.Men

S26,27, 12S 6W S 23 128 6W 1220

Sl,17S 12E 780 S36, 16 S 13E

S8,I8S 12E 889

Sll, 12S 8E 376

S7, 21S IDE Expl

S35 20S IOE 2

ORE

PIMA COU NTY Cont'd

Copper

Copper

Copper-molybdenum

Copper

Silver

Copper

S32,33, 17S 13E 1285 Copper

S9, 2S 12E

S 35,6S 16E

7

8 2

PINAL COUNTY

Perlite

Gypsum Diatomite

1 Redimix Plant

8 Copper fabricator

OPERATOR and ADDRESS

W .G. Hogue I Mgr., New Cornelia Branch Phelps Dodge Corp., Ajo

George A. Komadina, Res. Mgr., Pima Mining Co., P. O. Box 7187, Tucson

J. P. McCarty, Res. Mgr., Duval Corp., P.O.Box 125, Sahuarita

D.R.Jameson, Sup't., Asarco, Silver Bell

Maurice Hedderman, Arivaca for Allen Construction Co., Farmington, New Mexico

Walter Bopp, 43 S. 6th Ave., Tucson

Robert D. Lynn, Mgr., Twin Buttes Operation. Anaconda Co., P.O.Box 127, Sahuarita I

Lewis Williams I Mgr. I Arizona Perlite Roof Co., Superior

William Kessler I Pres., Arizona Gypsum Corp., 2255 S. 19th Ave., Phoenix

Bobbie Joe Flemons, Mgr., Ca pita I Wire & Cable, P. O. Box 580 I Casa Grande

MINE.

Copper Butte

Garcia

Gold Hill

EI Marmol

Iberri Group

Sec. Twp.Rge

S19,30,3S 13E

S27, 6S 16E

S33 9S 15E

Lakeshore lOS 4&5 E (EI Paso Nat'l Gas Operations) (Hecla Development)

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'-IMagma I Mill & Sme Iter

National Gypsum

Orizaba

Ray

Reward

San Manuel Mill and Smelter

Sovereign Iron Steel Plant

S35 IS 12E

S2 6,27 6S 16E

S25,26, 9S 4E

Sl1-14,3S 13E

9&10S 3E

S35,8S 16E S32,98 17E

S7, 8S 12E S10,5S8E

Approx. No.Men

4

2

3

4

2

48 30

1125

5

2

1152

22

2400

10

ORE OPERATOR and ADDRESS

PINAL COUNTY Cont'd

Copper

Gypsum

Copper

Stone

Silica

Copper

Copper

Gypsum

Silica

Copper

Copper (dev)

Copper

Iron

C. F. Mitchell, Mgr., Copper Buttes Mining Co. , 137 N. Hof.f~ . T.ucson

Alex Garcia, "526 North Main, Coolidge

Dave McGee, Mgr., Little Hill Mines, Box 332, Oracle

Neil E. McNeice,Pres.,Superstition Stone Co., 7032 N. Via Pisa, Tucson

Mike Guzma n, Superior

L.O.Davis,Sup't.,EI Paso Natural Gas Co., Box JJ, Casa Grande

Robert Hendricks, Mgr. ,Hecla Mining Co. , P.O. Box 494, Ca sa Grande

C.R. Sundeen, Gen. Mgr. , Magma Copper Co. , Superior

Archie Lee ,Sup't., National Gypsum Co. ,Superior

A. W .Robart, 3249 W. Dunlap Ave., Phoenix

1. G • Pickering, Gen. Mgr • ,Kennecott Copper Corp. , Hayden

Louis Enright, Geol.in chg. , Nawmont Mining Co.

John F. Wise, Gen. Mgr. , Magma . COPPer Ce. , San Manuel Div.,Box M. ,San Manuel

L.vV.Bishoff, Sup't.,Sovereign Industries, Inc., P. O. Box 1437, Coolidge

MINE

Superior

Tiger Tailings

Connecticut Sunset

Duquesne

, cx:f31ove

Mowry

Tia Juana

Bagdad

Bruce (Old Dick) & mill

Twp .Rge.

S9 2S 12E

S26, 8S 16E

Approx. No.Men

3

5

Secs 25,35,36 20S 14E 3

24S 16E 35

S30, 20S 14E Expl

S 15, 2 3 S 16 E Exp 1.

S26 20S 14E 4

S4, 14N 9W 502

S17, 20, 14N 9W 130

Clarkdale Cement S 11, 16N 2E Quarry & Plant

108

ORE

PINAL COUNTY Cont'd

Perlite

Copper-silica

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY

Copper, lead, zinc, silver

Copper, lead, zinc, silver

Lead-silver

Silver

Silver

YAVAPAI COUNTY

Copper

Zinc-copper

Cement

OPERATO~and ADDRESS

M. C. Willis, Mgr., Harborlite Corp. , Superior

W . D.Nelson, Sup't.,McFarland & Hullinger, Box 811, Tucson

.. Ralph Patty, Mgr., Canyon Mining Inc., P .O.Box 491, Patagonia

James Scardina, Sup't., J . R . Simplot CO., Patagonia

James R. Brooks, Geol., C . F. & 1. Stee 1 Corp. , 7503 E. Osborn, Scottsdale

U . S. Smelting & Refining, J. F. Bickford. I Geol" Silver City I New Mexico

Jesse Sinka I Sup't f I Mine Dev. Co., Box 35, Amado

Geo. Colville, Mgr., Bagdad Copper Company Bagdad J.O. Sierakoski, Res . Mgr., Bruce Mine Div. , Cyprus Mining Corp. , P.O. Box 457, Bagdad

W.R.Nelson, Plant Mgr., PhoenixCement Corp., Box 428, Clarkdale

c.o

Sec. MINE Twp.Rge.

Copper Queen S6, l~N 2E

Approx. No.Men

dev

Drake Stone Products 4

Dunbar Stone

Harley Gray Plant

Hyslip Plant

Larson Quarry & Plant

9

4

@ Drake 5

Secs 14,15,22,23 13N 5E 6

I Nelson Quarries " & Plant

S26, 25N lOW 12

Rich Hill Placers

Royal Aluminum Plant

Silver Crown

S14, 13N IE

Secs. 5,8 llN 3,4W

Trails End S I, 11 N 2W (Gold Ridge claims)

United Verde Pit S22,16N2E

Western ·States Plant

6

7

6

3

7

,16

ORE

YAVAPAI COUNTY Cont'd

Copper

Flagstone

Flagstone

Flagstone

Flagstone

Gypsum

Lime

Gold

Aluminum Dross

Silver-Lead

gold

Copper

Flagstone & rock

OPERATrn and ADDRESS

Rex Ricks, et aI, Box 351, Mayer

Bill Ba um, Pa ulden

R.E . Dunbar , Box 858, AShfork

Harley Gray, Box 223, Paulden

Hyslip Stone Co., Box 288, Prescott

'Woodrow Diehl, Sup't., Arizona Gyps.um Corp. , 2255 S. 19th Avenue, Phoenix

James Osborn, Superintendent, U. S. Lime Products., P.O.Box 197, Peach Springs

H • W. Brinkley, Mgr., Rich Hill Mining Corp. , Box -1341, Wickenburg Lane Burton, Pres., Imperial Metals Co., Humboldt

Langley W. Rayner, Mgr., Arizona Michigan Mining Co., Box 701, Prescott

W. C and Mildred Dean, Goodwin, Arizona

R. H • Gemmill, Big Hole Mining Co. , P.O. Box 125, Jerome

C.B.Madison, Western States Stone Co., P.O.Box 316, Ashfork

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MINE

Zonia

Mineral Hill '

Northern Star

White Marble

Sec. Approx. Twp.Rge. No.Men

S12, llN4W 46

S3, ION 17W 30-40

S34, lON 16VV Dev.

5N l1W 12

ORE

YAVAPAI COUNTY Cont'd

Copper

YUMA COUNTY

Copper

Copper

Marble-quartz

OPERATOR and ADDRESS

J • J • Brunner, Proj. Mgr., Zonia Div. , McAlester Fuel Co., Kirkland

Al Turtle, Gen. S up It. ,Powdered Meta I s Corp. , Parker

John Cagle, Mgr., Copper Penny Mines, Inc., 3345 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 311, Los Angeles, Calif.

Robert Ma tock, Mgr., Fisher Enterprise s Inc., Box 147, Wenden