Entrance to the Cactus Mine from W Maricopa-Casa Grande Hwy
Looking east to the Stockpile (covers 600 acres over 3 lifts). Onsite powerlines and rail line visible
Looking NW from the Stockpile towards the TruStone facility, over the main access road, rail line and powerlines. Dry stack tailings in the background
TruStone Facility, future admin offices, currently core storage, sample prep lab
Former ASARCO rail line was connected to the United Pacific rail to ship concentrate to the ASARCO smelter while producing copper, gold and silver (1974-1984)
Main access road, flanked by cacti
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Former ASARCO administrative buildings currently being used by geologists
The ASCU Cactus Team
Looking north from the reclaimed dry stack tailings
Looking SE from the tailings to the Stockpile. Casa Grande industrial park in the distance
Onsite substation
Core shed and geologist offices
Boulder
Azurite crystals from Parks/Salyer
Looking SW over the pit, from Cactus East
A view of the Cactus West pit looking SSE, the Stockpile in the distance
Driving north from the Stockpile towards Cactus West pit
Doug Bowden from the Cactus West lookout
The Cactus West pit. The water at the bottom was formed over 40 years of rainwater and does not leave the pit
ASCU Geo Team
TruStone Facility
Steve Dixon, Chief Metallurgist and Dan Johnson, Projects Director in TruStone by the ASCU 20 ft column leach program
Core storage inside TruStone
Cuprite
After the rain, water reveals the copper mineralization in the Stockpile
