PUBLICATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND
MINERAL RESOURCES FROM 1990 TO 2004
Open-File Report 04-21
November, 2004

by Diane Bain

Arizona Department of Mines and Mineral Resources
1502 W. Washington
Phoenix, Arizona 85007
This is a preliminary report,
Subject to technical and
Editorial revision.

PUBLICATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES FROM 1990 TO 2004
Open-File Report 04-21
December, 2004
by Diane Bain
This report, a companion to Open File Report 90-5, Publications of the department of Mines
and Mineral Resources from 1939 to 1990, is a serial listing of the publications of the Department
from September 1990 to December 2004.
All of the publications are available for inspection at the Department’s office. Photocopies
may be obtained for out-of-print publications. More information on current Department publications is available from the Department’s publication list, either at the ADMMR website or in a
printed copy.
DIRECTORIES
D38 - Directory of Active Mines in Arizona,
1991, 1990, 16 p., 1 Plate, Scale 1:1,000,000.
D39 - Directory of Active Mines in Arizona,
1992, K.A. Phillips, R.R. Beard, N.J. Niemuth,
and D.R. Bain, 1991, 20 p., 1 Plate, Scale
1:1,000,000.
D40 - Directory of Active Mines in Arizona,
1993, K.A. Phillips, N.J. Niemuth, and D.R.
Bain, 1992, 25 p. 1 Plate, Scale 1:1,000,000.
D41 - Arizona Mining Consultants, N.J. Niemuth, 1993, 23 p.
D42 - Directory of Active Mines in Arizona,
1994, K.A. Phillips, N.J. Niemuth, and D.R.
Bain, 1993, 24 p., 1 Plate, Scale 1:1,000,000.

D46 - Directory of Active Mines in Arizona,
1998, K.A. Phillips, N.J. Niemuth, and D.R.
Bain, 1997, 26 p., 1 Plate, Scale 1:1,000,000.
D47 - Directory of Active Mines in Arizona,
1999, K.A. Phillips, N.J. Niemuth, and D.R.
Bain, 1998, 26 p., 1 Plate, Scale 1:1,000,000.
D48 - Directory of Active Mines in Arizona,
2000, K.A. Phillips, N.J. Niemuth, and D.R.
Bain, 2000, 26 p., 1 Plate, Scale 1:1,000,000.
D49 - Directory of Active Mines in Arizona,
2001-2002, K.A. Phillips, N.J. Niemuth, and
D.R. Bain, 2002, 26 p., 1 Plate, Scale
1:1,000,000.
D50- Arizona Mining Consultants, N.J. Niemuth, 2004, 22 p.
CIRCULARS

D43 - Directory of Active Mines in Arizona,
1995, K.A. Phillips, N.J. Niemuth, and D.R.
Bain, 1994, 25 p., 1 Plate, Scale 1:1,000,000.
D44 - Directory of Active Mines in Arizona,
1996, K.A. Phillips, N.J. Niemuth, and D.R.
Bain, 1995, 25 p., 1 Plate, Scale 1:1,000,000.
D45 - Directory of Active Mines in Arizona,
1997, K.A. Phillips, N.J. Niemuth, and D.R.
Bain, 1996, 26 p., 1 Plate, Scale 1:1,000,000.

These are publications of general interest and of
a temporary nature.
C30 - Arizona Mining Law Change - 1989,
1990, 6 p.
C31 - Earth Science Clubs, 1991, D.R. Bain,
1991, 8 p.
C32 - Arizona Gem Shows, 1991, D.R. Bain,
1991, 4 p.

C33 - County Agencies Concerned with Mining
and Mineral Resources in Arizona, D.R. Bain,
1991, 4 p.

C48 - County Agencies Concerned with Mining
and Mineral Resources in Arizona, D.R. Bain,
1993, 4 p.

C34 - State Agencies Concerned with Mining
and Mineral Resources in Arizona, D.R. Bain,
1991, 4 p.

C49 - Federal Agencies Concerned with Mining
and Mineral Resources in Arizona, D.R. Bain,
1993, 5 p.

C35 - Federal Agencies Concerned with Mining
and Mineral Resources in Arizona, D.R. Bain,
1991, 5 P.

C50 - State Agencies Concerned with Mining
and Mineral Resources in Arizona, D.R. Bain,
1993, 3 p.

C36 - Arizona Recordation Law Change – 1989,
1991, 2 p.

C51 - Pertinent Data for New or Prospective
Mining Operations in Arizona, N.J. Niemuth,
1993 5 p.

C37 - Arizona Mining Update - 1991, K.A.
Phillips, N.J. Niemuth, and D.R. Bain, 1991, 5
p.
C38 - Federal Agencies Concerned with Mining
and Mineral Resources in Arizona, D.R. Bain,
1992, 5 p.
C39 - Pertinent Data for New or Prospective
Mining Operations in Arizona, N.J. Niemuth,
1992 3 p.
C40 - Glossary of Copper Mining Terms, (unreleased)
C41 - Earth Science Clubs, 1992, D.R. Bain,
1992, 8 p.
C42 - Arizona Gem Shows – 1992-93, D.R.
Bain, 1992, 4 p.
C43 - Arizona Mining Update – 1993, K.A.
Phillips, N.J. Niemuth, and D.R. Bain, 1993, 8
p.

C52 - Jig Recovery Systems, H.M. Coggin,
1994, 4 p.
C53 - Earth Science Clubs, 1994, A. Rosenfeld,
1994, 6 p.
C54 - Arizona Gem Shows – 1994-95, A.
Rosenfeld, 1994, 4 p.
C55 - Arizona Mining Update – 1994, K.A.
Phillips, N.J. Niemuth, and D.R. Bain, 1994, 6
p.
C56 - Annual Assessment Work Requirements
Under Arizona Statute, 1994, 2 p.
C57 - Arizona Mining Update – 1995, K.A.
Phillips, N.J. Niemuth, and D.R. Bain, 1994, 6
p.
C58 - Assayers and Assay Offices in Arizona,
H.M. Coggin, 1995, 4 p.
C59 - Mining Scams, M.N. Greeley, 1995, 4 p.

C44 - Arizona Gem Shows – 1993 –94, A.
Rosenfeld, 1993, 4 p.
C45 - Earth Science Clubs, 1993, A. Rosenfeld,
1993, 7 p.
C46 - Assayers and Assay Offices in Arizona,
N.J. Niemuth, 1993, 2 p.
C47 - Annual Assessment Work Requirements
Under Arizona Statute, 1993, 4 p.

C60 - Earth Science Clubs, 1995-96, A.
Rosenfeld, 1995, 6 p.
C61 - Arizona Gem Shows – 1995-96, A.
Rosenfeld, 1995, 4 p.
C62 - State Agencies Concerned with Mining
and Mineral Resources in Arizona, D.R. Bain,
1995, 3 p.

C63 - Reference Materials Listing, D.R. Bain,
1996, 2 p.

C79 - Earth Science Clubs, 1997-98, A.
Rosenfeld, 1997, 6 p.

C64 - Arizona Mining Update – 1995, K.A.
Phillips, N.J. Niemuth, and D.R. Bain, 1995, 6
p.

C80 - Arizona Gem Shows – 1998-99, A.
Rosenfeld, 1998, 4 p.

C65 - Arizona Industrial Minerals and Their
Processing Methods, K.A. Phillips, 1996, 1 p.
C66 - County Agencies Concerned with Mining
and Mineral Resources in Arizona, D.R. Bain,
1996, 4 p.
C67 - Federal Agencies Concerned with Mining
and Mineral Resources in Arizona, D.R. Bain,
1996, 6 p.
C68 - Arizona Gem Shows – 1996-97, A.
Rosenfeld, 1996, 4 p.
C69 - Earth Science Clubs, 1996-97, A.
Rosenfeld, 1996, 6 p.
C70 - What to Prospect For, K.A. Phillips,
1996, 2 p.
C71 - Arizona Mining Update – 1997, K.A.
Phillips, N.J. Niemuth, and D.R. Bain, 1997, 5
p.
C72 - Arizona Rockhound Information, D.R.
Bain, 1997, 2 p.
C73 - Amendment to BLM Surface Management
Requirements, 1997, 2 p.

C81 - Arizona’s Mineral Industry – 1997-1998,
K.A. Phillips, N.J. Niemuth, and D.R. Bain,
1998, 9 p.
C82 - Arizona Gem Shows – 1999- 2000, A.
Rosenfeld, 1999, 4 p.
C83 - Earth Science Clubs, 1999 - 2000, A.
Rosenfeld, 1999, 6 p.
C84 - Arizona Gem Shows – 2000 - 2001, A.
Rosenfeld, 2000, 4 p.
C85 - Earth Science Clubs, 2000 - 2001, A.
Rosenfeld, 2000, 6 p.
C86 - State Agencies Concerned with Mining
and Mineral Resources in Arizona, D.R. Bain,
2000, 3 p.
C87 - Arizona Mining Update – 2000, K.A.
Phillips, N.J. Niemuth, and D.R. Bain, 2000, 8
p.
C88 - County Agencies Concerned with Mining
and Mineral Resources in Arizona, D.R. Bain,
2000, 3 p.
C89 - Federal Agencies Concerned with Mining
and Mineral Resources in Arizona, D.R. Bain,
2001, 5 p.

C74 - Arizona Gem Shows – 1997-98, A.
Rosenfeld, 1997, 4 p.

C90 - Mining Claim Forms, 2001, 8 p.

C75 - Earth Science Clubs, 1997-98, A.
Rosenfeld, 1997, 6 p.

C91 - Assayers and Assay Offices in Arizona,
2001, 3 p.

C76 - Selected Mineral Processing Facilities in
Arizona, 1997 1 p.

C92 - Arizona Rockhound Information, D.R.
Bain, 2001, 3 p.

C77 - Arizona Mining Update – 1998, K.A.
Phillips, N.J. Niemuth, and D.R. Bain, 1997, 8
p.

C93 - Earth Science Clubs, 2001 - 2002, A.
Rosenfeld, 2001, 6 p.

C78 - The Mining and Mineral Cluster in Arizona, Executive Summary, 1998, unreleased

C94 - Arizona Gem Shows – 2001 - 2002, A.
Rosenfeld, 2001, 3 p.

C95 - Services of the Department to Potential
Purchasers of Arizona Commodities, K.A. Phillips, 2002, 2 p.

SR18 - The Primary Copper Industry of Arizona, 1991, K.A. Phillips and N.J. Niemuth,
1993, 52 p.

C96 - Pertinent Data, N.J. Niemuth, 2001,

SR19 - From the Ground Up, Stories of Arizona’s Mines and Early Mineral Discovery,
Jack Williams, 1993,

C97 - Arizona Mining Law Change, 2002, 2002,
2 p.
C98 - Earth Science Clubs, 2002 - 03, A.
Rosenfeld, 2002, 6 p.
C99 - Arizona Gem Shows – 2002 - 03, A.
Rosenfeld, 2002, 3 p.

SR20 - The Primary Copper Industry of Arizona, 1992, N.J. Niemuth, 1994, 52 p.
SR21 - Economics of Industrial Minerals in
Southeastern Arizona,
SR22 - unreleased

C100 - Arizona Mining Update – 2000-01, K.A.
Phillips, N.J. Niemuth, and D.R. Bain, 2002, 11
p.
C101 - Arizona Gem Shows – 2003 - 04, A.
Rosenfeld, 2003, 5 p.
C102 - Earth Science Clubs, 2003 - 04, A.
Rosenfeld, 2003, 6 p.
C103 - A Review of Mercury Mining in the
Phoenix Mountains, Maricopa County, D.R.
Bain, 2003, 4 p.
C104 - Mining Laws and Regulations, Changes
and Revisions 2003, 2003, D.R. Bain, 2003, 3 p.

SR23 - Manual for Determination of Status and
Ownership; Arizona Mineral and Water Rights,
J.C. Lacy, 1999, 29 p.
OPEN FILE REPORTS
These reports have been produced as part of a
continuing series. Certain maps and reports are
released in preliminary form to make information available promptly.
OFR91-6 - Industrial Minerals in Arizona’s
Cultured Marble Industry, K.A. Phillips, 1991,
11 p.

C105 - (unreleased)

OFR91-7 - Arizona Copper Production, R.R.
Beard, 1991, 12 p.

C106 - Arizona Gem Shows – 2004 - 05, A.
Rosenfeld, 2004, 4 p.

OFR91-8 - Pumice and Pumicite in Arizona,
J.M. Hoffer, 1991, 67 p.

C107 - Earth Science Clubs, 2004 - 05, A.
Rosenfeld, 2004, 7 p.

OFR92-9 - Status of Industrial Minerals Consumed in Arizona and California, K.A. Phillips,
1991, 2 p.

C108 - Arizona Mining Update - 2002 and
2003; N.J. Niemuth, 2004, 10 p.

OFR92-10 - Copper Oxide Deposits, N.J. Niemuth, 1992, xx

SPECIAL REPORTS
These are comprehensive reports on topics of
special interest in which properties or occurrences are not the primary focus.
SR17 - The Primary Copper Industry of Arizona, 1990, R.R. Beard, 1992, 69 p.

OFR92-11 - Arizona Copper Reserves, N.J.
Niemuth, 1992, xx
OFR93-12 - Economic Geology of the Sierra
Estrella, Maricopa and Pinal Counties, Arizona,
E.B. Melchiorre, 1993, 29 p.

OFR95-13 - Listing of the Grover Heinrichs
File Collection, N.J. Niemuth, 1995, 31 p.
OFR95-14 - Listing of the Flagg Photograph
Collection, K. Halsey and H.M. Coggin, 1995,
41 p., unreleased
OFR97-15 - The Art of Making a Cabochon, W.
Peck, revised by D. Duffy and Shirley Cote′,
1997, 15 p.
OFR98-16 - The Mining and Mineral Cluster in
Arizona: An Analysis for the Strategic Economic
Development Vision, 1998, unreleased
OFR01-17 - Arizona Copper Reserves, N.J.
Niemuth, 2001, 5 p.
OFR02-18 - The Crushed Stone Industry Grows
Up, A History of Mineral Trespass on Public
Lands in Central Arizona, W.S. Donaldson,
2002, 21 p.

404 and 401 Small Placer Mine Information;
D.R. Bain, Arizona Mineral Resource, No. 6
September 1994.
New File Collection Added; D.R. Bain, Arizona
Mineral Resource, No.7, 1994.
Mining Law Changes Planned; D.R. Bain, Arizona Mineral Resource, No. 8, March 1995.
Azco Sells Sanchez; D.R. Bain, Arizona Mineral
Resource, No. 9, July 1995.
Mined Land Rules; D.R. Bain, Arizona Mineral
Resource, No. 11, January 1996.
Mined Land Reclamation Bill Update; D.R.
Bain, Arizona Mineral Resource, No. 13, July
1996.
Hardrock Mining Reform; D.R. Bain, Arizona
Mineral Resource, No. 14, January 1997.

OFR02-19 - Total Leachable Copper Determination Using the Boiling Ferric Sulfate Method,
H. Matson, 2002, 10 p., unreleased

New Bonding Requirements on BLM Lands;
D.R. Bain, Arizona Mineral Resource, No. 15,
April 1997.

OFR02-20 - Arizona Mining Scams and Unassayable Ore Projects of the Late 20th Century,
W. S. Donaldson, 2002, 28 p.

Carlotta Get EIS – Finally; D.R. Bain, Arizona
Mineral Resource, No. 16, August 1997.

OFR04-21 - Publications of the Department of
Mines and Mineral Resources from 1990 to
2004, D.R. Bain, 2004, 7 p.
ARIZONA MINERAL RESOURCE
Active Mines Directory Released; D.R. Bain,
Arizona Mineral Resource, No. 1, 1992.
Tucson Office Closes; D.R. Bain, Arizona Mineral Resource, No. 2, 1992.
Mining Law Changes Cost State Millions; D.R.
Bain, Arizona Mineral Resource, No. 3, December 1993.
Active Mines Directory Released; D.R. Bain,
Arizona Mineral Resource, No 4, March 1994.
International Platinum Corp.; D.R. Bain, Arizona Mineral Resource, No. 5 June 1994.

International Precious Metals; D.R. Bain, Arizona Mineral Resource, No. 17, November
1997.
Japanese Peach Garden; D.R. Bain, Arizona
Mineral Resource, No. 18, March 1998.
BHP Makes Major Discovery; D. Bain, Arizona
Mineral Resource, No. 19, June 1998.
Summo Plans to Acquire Johnson Camp; D.R.
Bain, Arizona Mineral Resource, No. 20, September 1998.
ADMMR Welcomes New Director; D.R. Bain,
Arizona Mineral Resource, No. 21, January
1999.
American Sandstone Acquires Ashfork Quarries; D.R. Bain, Arizona Mineral Resource, No.
22, April 1999.

Arizona Copper Activity; D.R. Bain, Arizona
Mineral Resource, No. 23, August 1999.

Resolution Copper Takes Over; D.R. Bain, Arizona Mineral Resource, No. 38, June 2004.

Copper Merger Mania; D.R. Bain, Arizona
Mineral Resource, No. 24, December 1999.

Copper Mining Contributes $2.7 Billion to Arizona Economy; D.R. Bain, Arizona Mineral Resource, No. 39, November 2004.

The Planet Mine; W.D. Sawyer, Arizona Mineral Resource, No. 25, April 2000.

ANNUAL REPORTS

Will “3809: Stop Mining?; D.R. Bain, Arizona
Mineral Resource, No. 26, December 2000.

AR52 - 52nd Annual Report, L.E. Kissinger,
1991

3809 Update; D.R. Bain, Arizona Mineral Resource, No. 27, March 2001.

AR53 - 53rd Annual Report, L.E. Kissinger,
1992

Mine-for-leach Project Completed at Morenci;
D.R. Bain, Arizona Mineral Resource, No. 28,
July 2001.

AR54 - 54th Annual Report, L.E. Kissinger,
1993
AR55 - 55th Annual Report, H.M. Coggin, 1994

BLM’s Final Rule; D.R. Bain, Arizona Mineral
Resource, No. 29, November 2001.
Arizona State Land Department’s Mineral Assessment Asset Management Geographical Information System (MAAMGIS); K. Murray, No.
30, February 2002.
Crushed Stone Industry Grows Up Excerpt;
W.S. Donaldson; No. 31, May 2002.

AR56 - 56th Annual Report, H.M. Coggin, 1995
AR57 - 57th Annual Report, H.M. Coggin, 1996
AR58 - 58th Annual Report, H.M. Coggin, 1997,
AR59 - 59th Annual; Report, H.M. Coggin,
1998
AR60 - 60th Annual Report, W.D. Sawyer, 1999

Aggregate Mining Bill; D.R. Bain, Arizona
Mineral Resource, No. 32, August 2002.

AR61 - 61st Annual Report, W.D. Sawyer, 2000

Active Mines Directory Released; D.R. Bain,
Arizona Mineral Resource, No. 33, December
2003.

AR62 - 62nd Annual Report, W.D. Sawyer, 2001

Department Threatened with Closure; D.R.
Bain, Arizona Mineral Resource, No. 34, April
2003.

AR64 - 64th Annual Report, W.D. Sawyer,
2003,

AR63 - 63rd Annual Report, W.D. Sawyer, 2002

AR65 - 65th Annual Report, W.D Sawyer, 2004
3809 Update; D.R. Bain, Arizona Mineral Resource, No. 35, July 2003.
Mercator Acquires Mineral Park; D.R. Bain,
Arizona Mineral Resource, No. 36, November
2003.
Polly is Gone; D.R. Bain, Arizona Mineral Resource, No. 37, February 2004.