USGS Mineral Resources Data System
Type: Historical mine record
Supports:
- mine identity
- development status
- commodities
- underground eligibility evidence
Arizona · Gila County
Black Copper Mine
Mindat Confirmed Copper Underground
Key facts
- State
- Arizona
- County
- Gila
- Mining district
- Miami-Inspiration District
- Development status
- Producer
- Mine type
- Underground
- Primary commodity
- Copper
- Verification
- Mindat Confirmed
Also known as
- Warrior Group
Mine Location
Approximate AreaDocumented underground workings
Mindat locality description
A former underground Cu-Ag-Mn mine located in the NW¼SW¼ sec. 24, T1N, R14E, about 800 feet NW of the Inspiration Co's. main shaft, on private land. Produced 1896-1919. Inspiration Copper bought all holdings in 1920. Black Warrior Copper Co. operated i…
Additional documented workings
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Shaft
— documented in 1 source record,
noting 800 ft.
Mindat
Historical mapped workings
USGS historical topographic mapping. Features may no longer exist.
- 7 shaft symbols
- 14 adit symbols
View individual source records (3)
Every underlying record used to build the summary above, for research/verification use.
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Shaft
Documented in Mindat locality data. Evidence: Mn mine located in the NW¼SW¼ sec. 24, T1N, R14E, about 800 feet NW of the Inspiration Co's. main shaft, on private land. Produced 18…
- USGS MRDS working type: Underground
- MRDS work_type documents underground workings: Underground · work_type
Verification
Mindat Confirmed
Mindat locality corroborates underground workings.
Why confirmed?
Mindat locality corroborates underground workings.
Why it's listed
USGS source data documents underground workings for this record.
History & operations
Historical record
- Development status: Producer
Commodities & minerals
Reported minerals
- Chrysocolla
- Chrysocolla
- commodity:Copper
Access & recent conditions
- Land
- unknown
Community reports
No community field reports yet.
I Visited This MineSources & evidence
USGS Historical Topographic Mine Features
Type: Historical mapped physical features
Dataset: DOI 10.5066/P9TAALR6
Supports:
- mapped shaft symbols (7)
- mapped adit symbols (14)
Historical mapped features may no longer exist.
Mindat
Type: Mineralogical locality database
Record: Mindat Locality: 62323
Supports:
- locality identity
- reported minerals (2)
- underground workings
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