Arizona · Gila County
Producer

Pinto Valley

Gila County, Arizona, United States
CopperMolybdenumGoldSilverGemstoneRheniumBarium-BariteFluorine-Fluorite
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryMolybdenum, Gold, Silver, Gemstone
TertiaryRhenium, Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePorphyry Cu-Mo
Model53: Porphyry Cu
WorkingsSurface, Surface/Underground
Orebody formMassive
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Chalcanthite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Cuprite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Silver, Sphalerite, Turquoise, Wavellite, Wulfenite
GangueBarite, Calcite, Chlorite, Epidote, Fluorite, Gypsum, Kaolinite, Quartz, Sericite
Other materialsAzurite
Geology
Host rockQuartz Monzonite,Diabase,Granite · Lost Gulch Quartz Monzonite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1906
Discovery year1881
Identification
Deposit ID10258292
MRDS IDM002863
Alternate namesPinto Valley Mine, Castle Dome Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates33.41228, -110.9646
References
ARIZONA DEPT. OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES. PRIMARY COPPER INDUSTRY OF ARIZONA SPECIAL REPORTS, NOS. 8-10 AND 13. (1983-1986 PRODUCTION)WORLD MINING. SEPTEMBER 1983, P. 68. (1979-1982 PRODUCTION)_____. AUGUST 1979, P. 57. (1975-1978 PRODUCTION)WORLD MINING YEARBOOK, CATALOG, SURVEY, AND DIRECTORY NUM-BURGIN, L.B.,1976, TIME REQUIRED IN DEVELOPING SELECTED ARIZCITIES SERVICE 1981 ANNUAL REPORT, P.49.E/MJ 6/75 (MILL EQUIP LIST, REAGENT)E/MJ 7/75 (POWDER FACTOR, DRILLING, CUT-OFF GRADES)E/MJ 6/77 (TIRE LIFE, BUILDING SITES)E/MJ INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING & MINERAL PROCESSINGMIN ENG 6/75 (GEOL.,EXPLOR.,PREPROD.,CONC. GRADE,CONC. PROD,MIN MAG 11/75 (GEOL., EXPLOR., WATER SUPPLY)PAYDIRT 8/28/72 (MINING EQUIP.)PAYDIRT 6/75 (GEOL., PREPROD., DRILLING, MAINTENANCE)PAYDIRT 4/25/77 (CAPACITIES)PETERSON,N P, ET AL, 1951, GEOLOGY & ORE DEPOSITS OF THESKILL 5/13/72 (CAPACITY, POWER)SKILL 4/28/73 (WATER SUPPLY)SKILL 1/4/75 (BUILDING SIZES)SKIL 7/15/75 (LANDS, PREPROD., MOLY CONC. GRADE, DRILLING,TRIP NOTES BY R BAER 10/20/77 (BLASTING, MINING, MINE EQUIP,WORLD MIN 9/75 (ENVIR.)MAGMA COPPER COMPANY, PINTO VALLEY DIVISION. PERSONAL COM-PETERSON, N. P. GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE GLOBE-MIAMIU.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. GLOBE QUADRANGLE (TOPOGRAPHIC MAP),_____. INSPIRATION QUADRANGLE (TOPOGRAPHIC MAP), ARIZONA._____. MESA QUADRANGLE (TOPOGRAPHIC MAP), ARIZONA. 1 DEG.ZABURUNOV, STEVEN A., MAGMA INDEPENDENCE: OLD RESOURCES, NEWEPLER, BILL, PINTO VALLEY CLAIMS LARGEST- 25,000 GALLONS-MAGMA COPPER CO., MAGMA UPDATE, 7/91, P.7.SOUTHWESTERN PAY DIRT, MILL RECOVERIES AND EFFICIENCIESMAGMA COPPER CO., PINTO VALLEY DIV., COMPANY HANDOUT, DATE ?ENVIROMET, CORPORATE PROFILE: MAGMA COPPER CO., 10/94, P.8.PIO, JOHN, PINTO VALLEY SETS 9 PRODUCTION AND COST RECORDSPETERSON, N.P., 1962, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE GLOBE-MIAMI DISTRICT, ARIZONA: USGS PP 342, P. 88.PETERSON, N.P., GILBERT, C.M., AND QUICK, G.L., 1951, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF CASTLE DOME AREA, GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA: USGS BULL 971, 134 P.PETERSON, ET AL, 1946, ECON GEOL V. 41, P. 820-840.ABM FILE DATA.ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE.ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA.PHILLIPS, K.A., BEARD, R.R., NIEMUTH, N.J., AND BARN, D.R., 1991, ACTIVE MINES IN ARIZONA--1992: AZ DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES DIRECTORY 39, 20 P.PEIRCE, H.W., 1969, GEM MATERIALS, IN USGS, ABM, AND USBR, MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF ARIZONA: ABM BULLETIN 180, USGS BULLETIN 871, P. 359-364.PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.SAWYER, M.B., GURMENDI, A.C., DALEY, M.R., AND HOWELL, S.B., 1992, PRINCIPAL DEPOSITS OF STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MINERALS IN ARIZONA: UNITED STATES BUREAU OF MINES SPECIAL PUBLICATION, 334 P.CIMRINEWMONT MINING CORPORATION, 1983, NEWS RELEASE DATED MARCHWORLD MINING, 1983, NEWMONT BUYS MIAMI OPERATIONS, JANUARYPETERSON, 1962; ABM FILE DATA; SAWYER AND OTHERS, 1992.MAGMA COPPER CO. SEC FORM 10-K REPT. 12/31/92, P.18.MAGMA COPPER CO., 1992 10K, P.18.MAGMA COPPER CO., 1994 10-K, P.19,20.MAGMA COPPER CO., 1993 10-K, P.17,18.Anonymous, 1975, Pinto Valley?another major porphyry copper open pit for Arizona: Mining Magazine, v. 133, no. 5, p. 344?351.BANNING,W.R., 1983, METALLURGICAL SUPERINTENDENT WITH PINTOBROWN,C.T., 1983, VICE PRESIDENT, METALS WITH PINTO VALLEYKENNEDY,A.D., 1983, MANAGER TECHNICAL SERVICES WITH PINTO