Geology and History of the Copper Deposits at Mineral Creek, Pinal and Gila Counties, Arizona
| dc.contributor.author | Briggs, D.F. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-06-22T18:59:28Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-06-22T18:59:28Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024-06-21 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Briggs, D.F., 2024, Geology and History of the Copper Deposits at Mineral Creek, Pinal and Gila Counties, Arizona. Arizona Geological Survey Contributed Report CR-24-C, 119 p. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10150/672754 | |
| dc.description | Copper deposits in the Mineral Creek district are located in Pinal County, approximately 65 miles east-southeast of Phoenix, Arizona and about 65 miles north of Tucson, Arizona. Situated along a north-south trending drainage known as Mineral Creek, its principal mine, Ray is located 5 miles north of its confluence with the Gila River. This paper summarizes the geology, structural setting, deposit types, and describes the major mineral deposits of the region, including recent geological models employed to explain the spatial and genetic relationships between mineral occurrences at Mineral Creek. This is followed by comprehensive review of the region’s cultural and mining history, including its prehistoric indigenous inhabitants and the early mining communities of Kelvin, Ray, Sonora, Kearny, and Hayden that supported operations at the area’s mines and smelters. It also covers the discovery and development of the major ore deposits and the evolution of mining practices and technology that were employed over the life of the mining, processing, and smelting operations. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Arizona Geological Survey (Tucson, AZ) | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Arizona Geological Survey Contributed Report | en_US |
| dc.relation.url | https://library.azgs.arizona.edu/ | en_US |
| dc.rights | Arizona Geological Survey. All rights reserved. | en_US |
| dc.rights.uri | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | en_US |
| dc.subject | Copper mines and mining -- Arizona. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Mineral Creek | en_US |
| dc.subject | porphyry copper deposits | en_US |
| dc.subject | mining history | en_US |
| dc.subject | Pinal County | en_US |
| dc.subject | Gila County | en_US |
| dc.subject | mineral district | en_US |
| dc.subject | Dripping Spring Mountains | en_US |
| dc.subject | Ray Mine | en_US |
| dc.title | Geology and History of the Copper Deposits at Mineral Creek, Pinal and Gila Counties, Arizona | en_US |
| csdgm.bounding.west | -110.915 | en_US |
| csdgm.bounding.east | -111.160 | en_US |
| csdgm.bounding.north | 33.228 | en_US |
| csdgm.bounding.south | 33.01 | en_US |
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| refterms.dateFOA | 2024-06-22T18:59:32Z |
