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Arizona · Graham County

Soldier Prospect

Unconfirmed Copper Underground

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Key facts

State
Arizona
County
Graham
Development status
Occurrence
Mine type
Underground
Primary commodity
Copper
Verification
Unconfirmed

Mine Location

Approximate Area

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Documented underground workings

Mindat locality description

An underground Cu prospect located in sec. 31, T4S, R20E, 5 miles N of Aravaipa, on the west slope of limestone mountain, on Indian ceded land. Mineralization is an irregular ore body and is a replacement deposit hosted in Tornado Limestone. An asso…

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  • 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.

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Why it's listed

USGS source data documents underground workings for this record.

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History & operations

Historical record

  • Development status: Occurrence

Commodities & minerals

Reported minerals

  • Actinolite
  • Garnet
  • Quartz
  • Actinolite
  • Garnet Group
  • Hematite
  • Specularite

Access & recent conditions

Land
unknown

Community reports

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Sources & evidence

USGS Mineral Resources Data System

Type: Historical mine record

Supports:

  • mine identity
  • development status
  • commodities
  • underground eligibility evidence

Mindat

Type: Mineralogical locality database

Record: Mindat Locality: 131573

Supports:

  • locality identity
  • reported minerals (4)

A Mindat locality match does not by itself establish underground workings.

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