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Copper Creek, Arizona

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district contains a substantial copper deposit; in recent years, several companies have proposed opening a mine there. The district hosts more than 500 mineralized
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Notable remains of the old town include the foundations of the post office and the shell of the Sibley Mansion.
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line was built in 1913, with the locomotive and cars carried overland from the railhead at
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This town once had around 50 buildings. It had a peak population of approximately 500. Its
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was established March 6, 1906, and was disestablished August 31, 1942. A short-lived
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copper mineralization has attracted exploration interest in recent years.
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Copper Creek
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Copper Creek is about ten miles east of the community of
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Ghost town
Copper Creek Canyon
Copper Creek is located in Arizona
Arizona
32°45′03″N 110°28′35″W / 32.75083°N 110.47639°W / 32.75083; -110.47639
Country
State
Arizona
County
Pinal
Time zone
UTC-7
MST
DST
ghost town
Pinal County
Arizona
Galiuro Mountains
post office
narrow-gauge railway
Winkelman
mining
breccia pipes
porphyry-style
stockwork
Mammoth
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Copper Creek
Copper Creek
Arizona Mining Update – 2006, Circular 125, May 2007
"Geological Society of America Seattle Annual Meeting (November 2–5, 2003)"

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