USGS Mineral Resources Data System
Type: Historical mine record
Supports:
- mine identity
- development status
- commodities
- underground eligibility evidence
Arizona · Pima County
Gladstone Prospect
Unconfirmed Copper Underground
Key facts
- State
- Arizona
- County
- Pima
- Mining district
- Pima District
- Development status
- Occurrence
- Mine type
- Underground
- Primary commodity
- Copper
- Verification
- Unconfirmed
Mine Location
Approximate AreaDocumented underground workings
Mindat locality description
Ref.: Brown, R.L. (1926) Geology and ore deposits of the Twin Buttes district: Tucson, University of Arizona, M.S. thesis, 40 p. Houser, F.N. (1949) Geology of the Contention mine area, Twin Buttes, Arizona: Tucson, University of Arizona, M.S. thesi…
Historical mapped workings
USGS historical topographic mapping. Features may no longer exist.
- 10 shaft symbols
- 1 adit symbol
View individual source records (2)
Every underlying record used to build the summary above, for research/verification use.
- USGS MRDS working type: Underground
- MRDS work_type documents underground workings: Underground · work_type
Verification
Unconfirmed
Source records support underground workings, but UndergroundMines has not yet independently verified this mine.
Why it's listed
USGS source data documents underground workings for this record.
History & operations
Historical record
- Development status: Occurrence
Commodities & minerals
Reported minerals
- Chalcopyrite
- Chalcopyrite
- Garnet Group
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 (10)
- mapped adit symbols (1)
Historical mapped features may no longer exist.
Mindat
Type: Mineralogical locality database
Record: Mindat Locality: 188768
Supports:
- locality identity
- reported minerals (2)
A Mindat locality match does not by itself establish underground workings.
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