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History of the Silver Bell Mining District, Pima County, Arizona

dc.contributor.authorBriggs, D.F.
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-29T00:34:21Z
dc.date.available2018-09-29T00:34:21Z
dc.date.issued2017-05-27
dc.identifier.citationBriggs, D.F., 2017, History of the Silver Bell Mining District, Pima County, Arizona. Arizona Geological Survey Contributed Report CR-17-B, 26 p.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10150/629553
dc.descriptionRecognition and dogged pursuit of economic opportunities throughout southern Arizona during decades spanning the turn of the 20th century provided the stable foundation for later growth and prosperity. The story of the Silver Bell mining district exemplifies the role copper mining played in the area's rich history. Over the past 150 years, the Silver Bell mining district evolved from a collection of small, intermittent, poorly financed and managed underground mining operations that struggled to make a profit from high-grade ores; to a small but profitable producer, deploying innovative mining practices and advancements in technology to successfully develop the district's large, low-grade copper resource.
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesCR-17-B
dc.relation.urlhttps://library.azgs.arizona.edu/
dc.rightsArizona Geological Survey. All rights reserved.
dc.subjectArizona Geological Survey Contributed Reports
dc.subjectHistoric
dc.subjectMesozoic
dc.subjectCenozoic
dc.subjectQuaternary
dc.subjectPinal County
dc.subjectBasin and Range Province
dc.subjectConfidence Peak
dc.subjectSilver Bell
dc.subjectSawtooth Mountains
dc.subjectWest Silver Bell Mountains
dc.subjectRagged Top
dc.subjectSilver Bell Mountains
dc.subjectAsarco
dc.subjectImperial Copper Mill
dc.subjectmining history
dc.subjectmolybdenum
dc.subjectgold
dc.subjectsilver
dc.subjectlead
dc.subjectmining
dc.subjectporphyry copper
dc.subjectcopper
dc.subjectPima County
dc.titleHistory of the Silver Bell Mining District, Pima County, Arizona
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csdgm.bounding.south32.3137
dc.description.noteOn 8/14/2017, the serial number of this document was corrected to read CR-17-B. Previously it was mislabeled as CR-17-A.
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