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Superior, Pioneer District, Pinal Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA

Magma Mine, Superior, Pioneer District, Pinal Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA

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Latitude: 33°17'38"N
Longitude: 111°5'44"W

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Production in the Superior area mines to the end of 1948 was credited at $153,398,683, of which $364,043 is undistributed, and the remainder accounted as follows: Cu - 849,869,979 pounds ($113,561,780); Ag - 32,440,230 ounces ($26,687,288); Au - 281,138 ounces ($8,269,574); Zn - 48,483,000 pounds ($4,316,071); and Pb - 2,969,320 pounds ($199,927). All of the zinc came from the Magma Mine during 1938-45.

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71 entries listed. 62 valid minerals.

Localities in this Region

USA

Arizona
- Pinal Co.
  - Pinal Mts
    - Pioneer District
      - Superior
        Alice Bell Mine
        Apache Leap
        Belmont Canyon
        Belmont Mine (Belmont Copper property; Goodwin Mine; Monte Carlo claim; Smith lease; Doggs Mine; Lone Star Mine)
        Daggs group of claims
        Smith lease (Chas. H. Smith)
        Elm Canyon Mine (Excelsior patented claim MS 2860)
        Magmatic Copper Mine (Magmatic Copper Company claims; Stacy claims; Lode Star claims)
        Pacific Canyon
        Grand Pacific Mine (Grand Pacific Copper Company property; Grand Pacific claims; Pacific group; Pacific Mine; Climax; Sandal group)
        Recession prospect
        Vesta property
        Apache Leap area
        Queen Creek Mine
        Red Cloud claims (Gusman Perlite claims; Guzman lease; Cotton Wood; Self Protection)
        Athens Mine
        Domeroy property
        Eastland Mine
        Gem Mine
        Gonzales Pass area
        Driftwood Mine (Driftwood Extension Mine)
        Greyhound group (Happy Camp; Hornell group; Santa Monica group; Rochelle group; New Rochelle group; Prudential group; Bell group; Bell Fissure group)
        Hancock property
        Iron Cap Mine (Iron Cap property)
        Kings Crown Peak area
        Apache claims
        Black Eagle Mine (Kings Crown Mine)

USA

Arizona
- Pinal Co.
  - Pinal Mts
    - Pioneer District
      - Superior
        Kings Crown Peak area
        Blue Bird Mine (Luise claims; Hortencia claims; Ellen Mine claims; Copper Queen claims)
        Camelback Gold and Silver Mine
        Dougan claims
        Iberrian and Camaroon claims (Silverona; Buena Vista claims; Granite Mining claims; El Tigree claims)
        Yellow Jacket Wash
        Black Diamond Mine
        Lake Superior and Arizona Mine (L.S. & A. Mine; Gold Eagle Mine; Golden Eagle Mine; Superior and Arizona Mine; Vivian shaft; Monarch vein; Queen Creek-Magma Mine; Superior Manganese Mine)
        Magma Apex property (Magma Extension Mine)
        Magma Chief Copper Mine (Magma Chief group of claims; Magma Chief Mine; Patented claims MS 3482; Patented claim MS 3483)
        Baltimore claim
        Magma Mine (Magma Superior Mine; Irene claim; Hub claim; Pomeroy; Superior Division; Silver Queen; Monarch claim; Magma Copper Mine; Broken Hill; Apex)
        Magma mill area
        No. 1 Glory Hole
        Michigan and Hancock Mine (Michigan Mine; Hancock Mine; Main #1 Mine)
        Mitrovich group
        Monarch claim
        Mount View Mine
        Nunez lease (Patented claims MS 2994; Patented claim MS 2144)
        Ralph Holton Estate
        Rittenhouse lease (Patented claims MS 2144)
        Sam Thorpe Mining Co. property (New Telluride Mine; Prince Mine; Black Prince Mine; West Horn Silver Mine; Rainbow Mine)
        Superior Obsidian locality (Superior Obsidian group; Boyer claims)
        Two prospects

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References

Short, M.N., Ettinger, I.A., Galbraith, F.W., Harshman, E.N., Wardwell, H.R., and Kuhn, T.H. (1942) Geologic map of Superior mining area Arizona, Plate 1, in Short, M.N., and others, Geology and ore deposits of the Superior mining area, Arizona: Arizona Bureau of Mines, 1 sheet, scale 1:12,000 [mistakenly cited as Plate 1 of Arizona Bureau of Mines Bulletin 150 on sheet, should be Bulletin 151; now available as Arizona Geological Survey Map M-2].

Wilson, E.D., et al (1950), Arizona zinc and lead deposits, part I, Arizona Bureau of Mines Bull. 156: 84-98.

Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd. ed.: 279.

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