Abandoned mines in Pinal County, Arizona
Pinal County, Arizona has 3,289 mine and prospect features on USGS topographic maps published 1904–2004, including 1,183 mine openings (shafts, adits and air shafts) and 1,712 prospect pits; 166 of the features carry a name on the map. MSHA's register carries 143 mines in the county with status Abandoned or Abandoned and Sealed.
Every mine and prospect feature the USGS digitized from historical topographic maps covering Pinal County, every OSMRE abandoned mine land problem in the county, and every MSHA-registered mine here with status Abandoned. Named features are listed below; unnamed ones are counted by type. Locations are deliberately not shown: this page says what abandoned workings are in the county, not where to find them. They are dangerous and should not be entered.
- Mapped mine features (USGS)
- 3,289
- Mine openings
- 1,183
- OSMRE problems unreclaimed
- 0
- MSHA mines marked abandoned
- 143
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1,183 36.0%Mine openingsshafts, adits, air shafts, portals and vertical openings: the ways into underground workings
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1,712 52.1%Prospect pits and trenchesshallow exploration diggings that never became a mine
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110 3.3%Mines and surface workingslabelled mines, open pits, strip mines, placer and hydraulic workings
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211 6.4%Quarries, gravel and borrow pitsconstruction-material and industrial-mineral extraction
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73 2.2%Dumps, tailings, spoil and gobwhat mining left above ground
| Name on map | Feature |
|---|---|
| Ajax Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Alice Mine | Adit |
| Alice Mine | Mine |
| American Boy Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| American Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Antelope Mine | Adit |
| Antelope Mine | Adit |
| Apache Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Apex Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Belmont Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Black Bess Shaft | Mine Shaft |
| Black Hills Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Black Hills Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Blue Bird Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| Blue Bird Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| Bluebird Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Bluebird Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Bomboy Mine | Adit |
| Bonito Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| Bonito Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| Boomerang Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Boomerang Mine | Prospect Pit |
| Bucheye Mine | Mine |
| Buckeye Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Bulldog Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Bulldog Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Bunker Hill Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Bunker Hill Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| Bunker Hill Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| Burney Mines | Adit |
| Burney Mines | Mine Shaft |
| Calumet Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Childs and Altwilkle Mine | Adit |
| Christmas Gift Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Christmas Gift Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Christmas Gift Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| Columbia Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Copper Butte Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| Copper Prince Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Copper Prince Mines | Open Pit Mine |
| Copper Prince Mines | Open Pit Mine |
| Copper Standard Mines | Adit |
| Copper Standard Mines | Mine Shaft |
| Copperosity Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Copperosity Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| Crystal Cave | Adit |
| Crystal Cave | Adit |
| Dacite Cliffs Mine | Adit |
| Desert Queen Mine | Adit |
| Desert Queen Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Desert Queen Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| Ford Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Fortuna Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Gold Bell Mine | Adit |
| Gold Bell Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Gold Bell Mine | Prospect Pit |
| Golden Bell Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Grand Pacific Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Grand Prize Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Great Eastern Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Greenback Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Greenback Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| Gypsum Mine | Quarry - Gypsum |
| Gypsum Mine | Quarry - Gypsum |
| Gypsum Mines | Quarry - Gypsum |
| Gypsum Mines | Quarry - Gypsum |
| Hackberry Mine | Adit |
| Herring Mine | Adit |
| Highjinks Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Hill Top Mine | Mine Shaft |
| House Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Jackrabbit Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Jackrabbit Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| Jackrabbit Mine | Prospect Pit |
| Le La Mine | Adit |
| Lees Mine | Mine |
| Lees Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Lower Coal Field Mine | Coal Mine |
| Lower Coalfield Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Magma Copper Mines | Mine Shaft |
| Magma Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| Magna Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Magna Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| Magna Mine No 9 | Mine |
| Magnesium Queen Mines | Mine Shaft |
| Mammoth Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Mammoth Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Manhattan Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Martinez Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Mohawk Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Monitor Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Myres Mine | Adit |
| North Star Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Nugget Mine | Adit |
| Nugget Mine | Adit |
| Oklahoma Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Old Jonah Mine | Adit |
| Old Jonah Mine | Adit |
| Old Jonah Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| Old Mammon Mine | Adit |
| Old Mammon Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Old Mammon Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| Old Maudina Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Old Ripsey Mine | Mine |
| Old Ripsey Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Orizaba Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| Orizaba Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| Orphan Boy Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Orphan Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Palmer Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Papago Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Papago Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Papago Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| Pearl Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Pooles Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Pools Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| Queen Creek Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Queen Magnesium Mines | Mine Shaft |
| Ramona Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Ramona Mine | Prospect Pit |
| Rattler Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Ray Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Ray Open Pit Mine | Open Pit Mine area |
| Red Chief Mine | Adit |
| Red Chief Mine | Adit |
| Red Chief Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Red Mountain Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| Red Rock Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| Redds Camp | Adit |
| Reliable Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| Reliable Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| Reward Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Reward Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Reward Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| Reymert Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Sample Mine | Mine Shaft |
| San Manuel Copper Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Silver Bell Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Silver King Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Silver Queen Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Silver Reef Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Silver Reef Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Silver Reef Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| Slag Dump | Slag Pile area |
| Slate Mtn Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| Southern Belle Mine | Adit |
| Southern Belle Mine | Adit |
| Spundulic Mine | Adit |
| Sultana - Arizona Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Sultana-Arizona Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| Sunset Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Table Mesa Mine | Prospect Pit |
| Table Mountain Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| Table Mtn Mine | Adit |
| Tar Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Tar Mine | Mine Shaft |
| The Hendrickson Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| Turning Point Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Turning Point Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Turning Point Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| Two Queens Mine | Mine |
| Two Queens Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| Vekol Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Vekol Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| Woodpecker Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Wooley Mine | Adit |
A name is the label printed beside the symbol on the map. "First mapped" is the earliest topographic edition that shows the symbol, which bounds the feature's age from above; it is not the date it was worked. Unnamed features (most prospect pits, adits and shafts carry no label) are in the counts above but not this list.
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1008 Higley SiteAbandoned 2023-11-08Surface metal/non-metal · White Mountain Properties · MSHA ID 0203395
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1010 Queen Creek #1Abandoned 2024-08-14Surface metal/non-metal · Arcosa Aggregates West, LLC. · MSHA ID 0202821
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1011 Queen Creek #2Abandoned 2022-10-27Surface metal/non-metal · Southwest Rock Products · MSHA ID 0203402
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77-02Abandoned 1998-12-07Surface metal/non-metal · Fnf Construction Inc · MSHA ID 0202551
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A D O T Pit #7380Abandoned 1981-01-14Surface metal/non-metal · Ashton Company Inc · MSHA ID 0202004
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Adot Pit #5559Abandoned 1981-09-29Surface metal/non-metal · Ashton Company Inc · MSHA ID 0202050
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Aggregate ProductsAbandoned 2010-08-16Surface metal/non-metal · Robson Ranch Arizona Const · MSHA ID 0203041
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Albo Guzman Sand and GravelAbandoned 2012-08-30Surface metal/non-metal · Albert E Guzman · MSHA ID 0203108
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Allevia MineAbandoned 1981-12-01Underground metal/non-metal · Diversified International · MSHA ID 0202032
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APACHE JCT GRANITE PITSAbandoned 2001-06-01Surface metal/non-metal · A & A Materials Inc · MSHA ID 0201268
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Apache Land MineAbandoned 1983-03-15Surface metal/non-metal · J & A Mining Corp · MSHA ID 0201964
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Apache MineAbandoned 1987-08-31Surface metal/non-metal · Apache Mining & Development Inc · MSHA ID 0202185
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Apache Tears MineAbandoned 1979-02-06Surface metal/non-metal · Guzman Construction Company · MSHA ID 0201464
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Aravaipa PittAbandoned 1989-03-30Surface metal/non-metal · Mc Farland & Hullinger · MSHA ID 0202410
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Arizona MineAbandoned 1991-09-18Surface metal/non-metal · Arizona Mining Co · MSHA ID 0202560
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Arizona White RockAbandoned 2013-02-01Surface metal/non-metal · Arizona White Rock · MSHA ID 0203225
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Arroyo Rock PortableAbandoned 1989-10-01Surface metal/non-metal · Ashton Company Inc · MSHA ID 0201566
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ASARCO RAY COMPLEX TUNNELAbandoned 2003-02-05Underground metal/non-metal · ASARCO Incorporated · MSHA ID 0202873
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AURTHUR HAROLD FARTHINGAbandoned 2000-09-13Underground metal/non-metal · Arthur Harold Farthing · MSHA ID 0202869
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AZ Best LLCAbandoned 2014-03-10Surface metal/non-metal · AZ Best LLC · MSHA ID 0203190
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AZ Central Landscape MaterialsAbandoned 2004-05-15Surface metal/non-metal · AZ Central Landscape Materials · MSHA ID 0202415
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BHP COPPERAbandoned 1998-06-01Facility metal/non-metal · Bhp Copper Inc · MSHA ID 0200791
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BHP COPPER FLORENCE MINEAbandoned 2003-06-23Surface metal/non-metal · Bhp Copper Inc · MSHA ID 0202703
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BHP Open PitAbandoned 2002-05-20Surface metal/non-metal · BHP Copper · MSHA ID 0202251
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Biosphere 2 Crushing Sun Space RanchAbandoned 1988-09-13Surface metal/non-metal · Ashton Company Inc · MSHA ID 0202420
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Black HillsAbandoned 1990-06-05Surface metal/non-metal · Mc Farland & Hullinger · MSHA ID 0201334
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BonitoAbandoned 2023-07-14Surface metal/non-metal · Kalamazoo Materials · MSHA ID 0202318
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C-West Company Marble QuarryAbandoned 1991-09-06Surface metal/non-metal · C-West Company · MSHA ID 0202525
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Camp Grant Open PitAbandoned 1986-10-07Surface metal/non-metal · Magma Copper Company · MSHA ID 0200017
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CATALINA ROCK & SAND INCAbandoned 2001-07-09Surface metal/non-metal · Catalina Rock & Sand Inc · MSHA ID 0202534
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CEMEX - FLORENCEAbandoned 2008-10-06Surface metal/non-metal · CEMEX Construction Materials South LLC · MSHA ID 0203020
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CEMEX - MARICOPAAbandoned 2015-09-15Surface metal/non-metal · CEMEX Construction Materials South LLC · MSHA ID 0202355
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CEMEX - QUEEN CREEKAbandoned 2016-02-09Surface metal/non-metal · CEMEX Construction Materials South LLC · MSHA ID 0202316
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CEMEX - QUEEN CREEKAbandoned 2009-01-16Surface metal/non-metal · CEMEX Construction Materials South LLC · MSHA ID 0202957
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CEMEX - SACATONAbandoned 2016-02-09Surface metal/non-metal · CEMEX Construction Materials South LLC · MSHA ID 0203023
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Chakaverde Mining CompanyAbandoned 1983-01-20Surface metal/non-metal · Chakaverde Mining Company · MSHA ID 0202048
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CHANDLER READY MIX MINE #2Abandoned 2000-04-25Surface metal/non-metal · Chandler Ready Mix Inc · MSHA ID 0201917
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Chilito MineAbandoned 1992-09-16Surface metal/non-metal · Terra Industries Inc · MSHA ID 0202575
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Clark-Oliver #8Abandoned 1981-01-26Surface metal/non-metal · Clark-Oliver Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 0201984
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Coolidge Pit #7380Abandoned 1978-01-31Surface metal/non-metal · W R Skousen Contractor Inc · MSHA ID 0201863
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Coolidge PlantAbandoned 2006-06-20Facility metal/non-metal · Pinal Harvesting · MSHA ID 0202765
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Coolidge Plant 4Abandoned 2019-06-25Surface metal/non-metal · CalPortland Company · MSHA ID 0203081
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Coolidge Sand & RockAbandoned 2006-02-17Surface metal/non-metal · Coolidge Sand & Rock · MSHA ID 0203039
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Coolidge-Plant #18Abandoned 2006-11-03Surface metal/non-metal · Phoenix San-Man · MSHA ID 0203076
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Coronado FacilityAbandoned 1981-02-17Surface metal/non-metal · Inter Mountain Minerals Inc · MSHA ID 0201963
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Cyprus Tohono CorporationAbandoned 1995-02-10Underground metal/non-metal · Cyprus Tohono Corp · MSHA ID 0200498
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Desert Gold PitAbandoned 2011-04-04Surface metal/non-metal · Able Earth Extraction Inc · MSHA ID 0202700
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Diablo #1Abandoned 2015-04-06Surface metal/non-metal · Diablo Sand & Gravel LLC · MSHA ID 0203105
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East Valley MaterialsAbandoned 1988-07-07Surface metal/non-metal · Pearce Development Company · MSHA ID 0202210
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Feldman Gypsum Quarry Phoenix PlantAbandoned 1984-06-26Surface metal/non-metal · Gold Bond Building Products · MSHA ID 0200163
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FLORENCE PLANT #43Abandoned 2003-09-23Surface metal/non-metal · Hanson Aggregates Of Arizona Inc · MSHA ID 0202676
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G T R Sand WashingAbandoned 2007-07-30Surface metal/non-metal · Global Timber & Resources Corp. (GTR Corp) · MSHA ID 0203148
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GoldbergAbandoned 1984-07-12Underground metal/non-metal · Copper Kettle Mining Company · MSHA ID 0202044
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Golden Dam PitAbandoned 1986-06-19Surface metal/non-metal · Monte Vista Aggregates · MSHA ID 0202254
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Golden HillsideAbandoned 1982-10-20Surface metal/non-metal · S S International Trade Inc · MSHA ID 0202056
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Golder Pit #2Abandoned 1988-11-10Surface metal/non-metal · Arroya Rock & Materials Inc · MSHA ID 0202371
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Got Rock 1Abandoned 2012-02-06Surface metal/non-metal · J & D Excavators Inc · MSHA ID 0203204
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HANNA PITAbandoned 1999-09-07Surface metal/non-metal · Rock Aggregate & Materials Inc · MSHA ID 0202808
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Kennecott Lime QuarryAbandoned 1982-08-12Surface metal/non-metal · Kennecott Minerals Company · MSHA ID 0200016
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Lakeshore MillAbandoned 1978-09-07Facility metal/non-metal · Hecla Mining Company · MSHA ID 0201137
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Lee PitAbandoned 1979-11-15Surface metal/non-metal · Pinal County Highway Department · MSHA ID 0201743
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Little Hill MineAbandoned 2024-03-13Surface metal/non-metal · Decorative Rock Sales LLC · MSHA ID 0200350
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Little NuggetAbandoned 1985-02-14Surface metal/non-metal · Paradise Mines Inc · MSHA ID 0202037
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Ls & A MineAbandoned 1988-09-23Underground metal/non-metal · Tobacco Root Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 0202385
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Magma MineAbandoned 1980-12-29Underground metal/non-metal · Oracle Drilling Company Inc · MSHA ID 0201735
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Magma San Manuel Mng Opers-Mine Dvlpmt-KAbandoned 1980-11-25Underground metal/non-metal · Cementation West Inc · MSHA ID 0200793
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MAMMOTHAbandoned 2002-08-13Surface metal/non-metal · Metro Materials Globe · MSHA ID 0200656
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Mammoth MineAbandoned 1984-09-19Underground metal/non-metal · Brace Resources Inc · MSHA ID 0202218
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Mammoth MineAbandoned 1990-12-04Surface metal/non-metal · Western Labs & Engineering · MSHA ID 0202421
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Martin Group Properties Pit #525Abandoned 2010-03-16Surface metal/non-metal · T D Martin Group Sand LLC · MSHA ID 0203032
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Mineral ButteAbandoned 1986-09-24Surface metal/non-metal · Mineral Creek Joint Venture · MSHA ID 0202275
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Mobile Screening Plant #20Abandoned 2008-10-08Surface metal/non-metal · Phoenix San-Man · MSHA ID 0203158
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New Superior Quarry (*Abandoned)Abandoned 2014-02-03Surface metal/non-metal · Kalamazoo Materials Inc · MSHA ID 0202948
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Nord Sil Flo (Nord Perlite)Abandoned 1993-09-10Surface metal/non-metal · Nord Sil-Flo (Nord Perlite) · MSHA ID 0201008
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North Star MineAbandoned 1987-03-11Surface metal/non-metal · Grande Mining Corp · MSHA ID 0202282
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Old Eagle (Mine)Abandoned 1980-07-29Underground metal/non-metal · Arizona Mines Development Inc · MSHA ID 0201487
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Old Reliable MineAbandoned 1981-05-28Surface metal/non-metal · Ranchers Exploration & Development Corp · MSHA ID 0200759
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Old Wasp Mining CompanyAbandoned 1987-08-31Surface metal/non-metal · Old Wasp Mining Company · MSHA ID 0202274
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Orizaba MineAbandoned 1983-09-06Surface metal/non-metal · Robart Mining Company · MSHA ID 0200292
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Paradise Mine & Mill SiteAbandoned 2005-08-16Surface metal/non-metal · Buchanan Trucking & Mining · MSHA ID 0203087
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Perlite CompanyAbandoned 1989-09-07Surface metal/non-metal · Perlite Company · MSHA ID 0202273
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Perlite PitsAbandoned 1979-02-09Surface metal/non-metal · Filters International Inc · MSHA ID 0201006
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Phx San-Man Coolidge PlantAbandoned 2014-07-10Surface metal/non-metal · Phoenix San-Man · MSHA ID 0202842
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Pioneer Sand-Sacaton PlantAbandoned 2007-10-15Surface metal/non-metal · Pioneer Sand Company · MSHA ID 0203031
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Pit #1Abandoned 1985-12-23Surface metal/non-metal · Aztek Sand & Rock · MSHA ID 0202258
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Plant #2 - Queen CreekAbandoned 2007-05-03Surface metal/non-metal · Arizona Materials LLC · MSHA ID 0203049
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Plant No 9Abandoned 1978-11-07Surface metal/non-metal · Pinal Materials Company Inc · MSHA ID 0201233
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Portable # 4Abandoned 2022-08-10Surface metal/non-metal · Southwest Rock Products LLC · MSHA ID 0203280
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Portable #3Abandoned 2009-02-04Surface metal/non-metal · Granite Construction Company · MSHA ID 0202590
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PORTABLE CRUSHERAbandoned 2003-02-05Surface metal/non-metal · Adair Mining & Construction · MSHA ID 0202705
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PORTABLE CRUSHER #22Abandoned 2002-03-11Surface metal/non-metal · Superstition Crushing Llc · MSHA ID 0202809
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PORTABLE CRUSHER #54Abandoned 2004-06-01Surface metal/non-metal · Hanson Aggregates Of Arizona Inc · MSHA ID 0202616
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PORTABLE PLANT #2Abandoned 2014-03-17Surface metal/non-metal · M R TANNER MINING INC · MSHA ID 0203135
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Portable Wash PlantAbandoned 1992-02-06Surface metal/non-metal · Bismarck Sand & Gravel Inc · MSHA ID 0202547
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PR GYPSUM - WINKELMAN MINEAbandoned 2011-12-22Surface metal/non-metal · PR Gypsum, LLC · MSHA ID 0200165
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QUEEN CREEKAbandoned 2005-07-29Surface metal/non-metal · B & S Enterprises · MSHA ID 0202737
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Queen Creek MineAbandoned 2010-05-11Surface metal/non-metal · Arizona Pacific Materials LLC · MSHA ID 0202884
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Queen Creek PitAbandoned 1983-08-25Surface metal/non-metal · Connolly-Pacific Company · MSHA ID 0202144
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Queen Creek PlantAbandoned 2003-08-11Surface metal/non-metal · Salt River Sand & Rock · MSHA ID 0203011
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Queen Creek Plant #42Abandoned 2011-05-26Surface metal/non-metal · Martin Marietta Materials, Inc · MSHA ID 0202126
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Queen Creek Wash PlantAbandoned 2022-10-18Surface metal/non-metal · Holcim-WCR, Inc · MSHA ID 0203318
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Queen Pit And Superior PitAbandoned 1983-02-08Surface metal/non-metal · Guzman Construction Company · MSHA ID 0200660
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Ray Silicate PlantAbandoned 1978-03-06Facility metal/non-metal · Kennecott Minerals Company · MSHA ID 0200849
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Red Hills MineAbandoned 2010-03-08Surface metal/non-metal · Red Hills Mining, LLC · MSHA ID 0202959
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Reymert MineAbandoned 1986-11-12Surface metal/non-metal · Inspiration Mines Inc · MSHA ID 0201730
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RINKER MATERIALS COOLIDGEAbandoned 2006-02-09Surface metal/non-metal · RINKER MATERIALS · MSHA ID 0200719
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Sacaton PitAbandoned 1978-09-12Surface metal/non-metal · Nesbitt Contracting Company Inc · MSHA ID 0201867
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Sacaton Production ShaftAbandoned 1978-05-05Underground metal/non-metal · Harrison Western Corp · MSHA ID 0201556
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Sacaton ShaftsAbandoned 1981-12-21Underground metal/non-metal · Asarco Inc · MSHA ID 0201979
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Sacaton UnitAbandoned 1984-07-09Surface metal/non-metal · Asarco Inc · MSHA ID 0200484
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Sacaton Unit MillAbandoned 1984-07-09Facility metal/non-metal · Asarco Inc · MSHA ID 0201405
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San Manuel Engineering And TechnicaAbandoned 1979-07-27Facility metal/non-metal · Magma Copper Company · MSHA ID 0201844
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SAN MANUEL LIME & FLUXAbandoned 1999-10-18Facility metal/non-metal · Bhp Copper Inc · MSHA ID 0201391
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San Manuel MillAbandoned 2002-05-20Facility metal/non-metal · BHP Copper · MSHA ID 0200842
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San Manuel MineAbandoned 2008-02-07Surface metal/non-metal · BHP Copper Inc · MSHA ID 0200151
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San Manuel MineAbandoned 1980-11-25Underground metal/non-metal · Oracle Drilling Company Inc · MSHA ID 0201493
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San Manuel Sx-Ew PlantAbandoned 2002-05-20Facility metal/non-metal · BHP Copper · MSHA ID 0202264
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Sand And Gravel PitAbandoned 1985-07-08Surface metal/non-metal · Pinal Materials Company Inc · MSHA ID 0200686
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Sand And Gravel Pit And PlantAbandoned 1978-10-05Surface metal/non-metal · Saguard Concrete Company · MSHA ID 0200695
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SANTA CRUZ PROJECTAbandoned 1998-05-14Facility metal/non-metal · Asarco Santa Cruz Inc · MSHA ID 0202650
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Silica MillAbandoned 1984-01-17Facility metal/non-metal · Mc Farland & Hullinger · MSHA ID 0201028
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Silica QuarryAbandoned 1981-09-04Surface metal/non-metal · Mc Farland & Hullinger · MSHA ID 0200782
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SILVER KINGAbandoned 2002-08-01Underground metal/non-metal · Silver King Mining · MSHA ID 0202686
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Silver King MineAbandoned 1982-07-27Surface metal/non-metal · Guzman Construction Company · MSHA ID 0201981
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SILVER KING MINEAbandoned 2005-06-30Underground metal/non-metal · Silver King Mining · MSHA ID 0202859
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Sonora Rock & Sand-Coolidge LLCAbandoned 2008-10-23Surface metal/non-metal · Sonora Environmental LLC · MSHA ID 0203155
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SUPERIOR MARBLEAbandoned 2010-04-23Surface metal/non-metal · Superior Marble, LLC · MSHA ID 0202921
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Superior Materials IncAbandoned 2024-03-04Surface metal/non-metal · Superior Materials Inc · MSHA ID 0203391
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Sx-Ew ExpansionAbandoned 1988-08-24Facility metal/non-metal · Bechtel Construction Inc · MSHA ID 0202379
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Tanner/Rankin PitAbandoned 2010-06-28Surface metal/non-metal · M.R. Tanner Rock and Sand LLC · MSHA ID 0203106
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Tee Pee Ready-Mix IncorporatedAbandoned 1992-01-30Surface metal/non-metal · Silver State Materials Corp · MSHA ID 0202115
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The Old Wasp MineAbandoned 2023-11-08Surface metal/non-metal · The Old Wasp Mine · MSHA ID 0203246
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Thunderbird MineAbandoned 1984-07-18Surface metal/non-metal · Pinal Mammoth Gypsum · MSHA ID 0200161
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TIERRA DEL OROAbandoned 1998-08-18Surface metal/non-metal · Tierra Del Oro · MSHA ID 0202465
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TURNING POINT MINEAbandoned 2000-08-23Surface metal/non-metal · Turning Point Rock Llc · MSHA ID 0202836
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Universal Materials Skousen PitAbandoned 2005-11-21Surface metal/non-metal · Universal Materials Inc · MSHA ID 0202940
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V & M MineAbandoned 1982-09-17Underground metal/non-metal · Energy Fuels Nuclear Inc · MSHA ID 0202068
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Vekol MineAbandoned 1981-03-02Surface metal/non-metal · Vekol Company · MSHA ID 0201808
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Vekol MineAbandoned 1985-05-20Surface metal/non-metal · Argosy Mining Company · MSHA ID 0202209
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Walker Butte Mining Company, L.L.C.Abandoned 2014-02-12Surface metal/non-metal · Walker Butte Mining Company, L.L.C. · MSHA ID 0202660
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White Cliffs Mine & PlantAbandoned 2012-01-01Surface metal/non-metal · St. Cloud Mining Co · MSHA ID 0202342
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Whitecliff ClaimsAbandoned 1986-02-20Surface metal/non-metal · Whitecliff Industries Inc · MSHA ID 0202257
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Young & Sons Construction IncorporatedAbandoned 1984-09-26Surface metal/non-metal · Young & Sons Construction Inc · MSHA ID 0202213
Status and date are as reported to MSHA by the operator. Each mine's own page carries its accident, citation and inspection record.
| Feature type | Features |
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| Prospect Pit | 1,704 |
| Mine Shaft | 631 |
| Adit | 551 |
| Open Pit Mine | 56 |
| Borrow Pit | 54 |
| Mine Dump | 46 |
| Gravel Pit | 41 |
| Gravel/Borrow Pit - Undifferentiated | 41 |
| Gravel Pit | 35 |
| Open Pit Mine or Quarry | 17 |
| Borrow Pit | 16 |
| Disturbed Surface | 12 |
| Open Pit Mine | 11 |
| Tailings - Undifferentiated | 10 |
| Gravel/Borrow Pit - Undifferentiated | 10 |
| Leach Pond | 8 |
| Prospect Pit | 8 |
| Tailings - Pond | 7 |
| Mine | 6 |
| Open Pit Mine or Quarry | 4 |
| Sand Pit | 4 |
| Quarry - Gypsum | 4 |
| Quarry | 3 |
| Quarry | 2 |
| Disturbed Surface - Pit | 2 |
| Strip Mine | 1 |
| Coal Mine | 1 |
| Mine Dump | 1 |
| Air Shaft | 1 |
| Slag Pile | 1 |
| Sand Pit | 1 |
A USGS feature is a symbol on a historical topographic map, there when the map was surveyed; it may since have been sealed, reclaimed, built over or reopened as a working mine, and the map does not say which. An OSMRE row is a problem the abandoned mine land program tracks, not a mine. An MSHA mine is a registered operation whose operator reported abandonment, a record that starts in the 1970s. The three overlap and are never added together. The county is assigned from each feature's coordinates against the Census 2023 county boundaries. The full method is on the national page.
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USGS, Consolidated Prospect- and Mine-Related Features from 7.5- and 15-Minute Topographic Quadrangle Maps of the United States (USMIN)
597,612 point and area features digitized from about 106,350 historical topographic maps published 1886–2006; public domain (CC0). A feature is a map symbol, not a field-verified site, and the map does not say whether it was still worked.
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USGS Fact Sheet 2025–3003, The Abandoned Mine Inventory of the United States
States that as of 2025 there is no comprehensive national inventory of abandoned mine features, and that the detailed national database now being built will not be published.
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OSMRE, Abandoned Mine Land Inventory System (e-AMLIS), public Problems layer
One row per abandoned mine land problem in a problem area, with its type, funding program and reclamation status; mostly coal mined before the 1977 Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act. Coordinates are the problem area's.
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MSHA, Mines dataset (Mine Data Retrieval System)
Every mine registered with MSHA since the 1970s; a mine reads Abandoned or Abandoned and Sealed when its operator reported that status. Refreshed weekly.
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US Census Bureau, 2023 cartographic county boundaries (1:500,000)
Each feature's county is assigned by its coordinates against these boundaries, not copied from the source file.
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GAO-20-238, Abandoned Hardrock Mines (March 2020)
Federal agencies had identified at least 140,000 abandoned hardrock mine features on federal land and estimated more than 390,000 more not yet captured in their databases.
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Abandoned Hardrock Mine Reclamation (AHMR) Program, US Department of the Interior
The program the USGS inventory is compiled for. Its appropriations and the 674,000 field-confirmed feature count on this page were provided by the program manager, Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance, and are cited with permission (2026-09-08).
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IMCC-NAAMLP Hardrock AML Report
Page 48 carries the two figures this page leans on: USGS estimates 633,181 of the 725,690 mine features it recorded from historic topographic maps, 87 percent, are hardrock; and state and federal agencies have submitted more than 724,000 AML features to the national database being built, already more than the historic maps hold. Year-by-year AHMR funding is on page 35.