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Sell-1665B , Wilderness , ,MILS CONTACT INFORMATION Mining Records Curator Arizona Geological Survey 416 W. Congress St., Suite 100 Tucson, Arizona 85701 520-770-3500 http://www.azgs.az.gov [email protected] The following file is part of the James Doyle Sell Mining Collection ACCESS STATEMENT These digitized collections are accessible for purposes of education and research. We have indicated what we know about copyright and rights of privacy, publicity, or trademark. Due to the nature of archival collections, we are not always able to identify this information. We are eager to hear from any rights owners, so that we may obtain accurate information. Upon request, we will remove material from public view while we address a rights issue. CONSTRAINTS STATEMENT The Arizona Geological Survey does not claim to control all rights for all materials in its collection. These rights include, but are not limited to: copyright, privacy rights, and cultural protection rights. 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ARIZONA WILDERNESS ASARCO Incorporated JAN .1 2 1988 AW Exploration a proposal prepared by THE ARIZONA WILDERNESS COALITION" December 1987 The cover art was prepared exclusively for the Arizona Wilderness Coalition by landscape artist, P .A . Nisbet Funding for .this proposal was paid for in part by a generous grant from Recreational Equipment, Inc . (REI) A75 GREENLEE CO. 1~ A 1 . Mt . Wilson 29 ' 2 . Black Mountains North . East Clanton Hills 30 . Saddle Mountain 57 . Baker Canyon/Guadalupe Canyon/Bunk R 3 . Burns Springs 58 . 4 . Mount Tipton 31 . Face Mountain . Hoverrocker/Hell's Hole 32 . Signal Mountain 59 . Galiuro Addition Grapevine Wash 60 6 . Grand Wash Cliffs 33 . Woolsey Peak . Aravaipa Canyon Addition 7 34 . N 61 . Crossman Peak . Mount Davis . Maricopa Mountains/Butterfield Stage Mem . 62 ' 8 . Mount putt 35 . S . Maricopa Mountains . Mohave Wash 9 . Warm Springs 36 . Sierra Estrella 63 . Gibraltar Mountain 10 . Wabayuma Peak 37 . Table Top Mountain 64 . Planet Peak 11 . Aubrey Peak 38 . Batamote Mountains 65 . Cactus Plain 12 . Black Mesa 39 . Sikort Chuapo Mountains 66 . East Cactus Plain 13 40 . Pozo Redondo 67 . Swansea . Rawhide Mountains 41 68 . S 14 . Arrastra Mountains . White Canyon . Trigo Mountains 15 42 . Picacho Mountains 69 . Trigo Mountains . Lower Burro Creek 43 16 . Ragged Top 70 . Muggins Mountain . Upper Burro Creek 44 . Coyote Mountains 71 17 . Havasu National Wildlife Refuge : (Needles) . Buckskin Mountains 45 . Baboquivari Peak Needles East Addition 18 . Harcuvar Mountains 19 46 . Black Mountains/Ives Peak Chemehuevi/Needles . Hassayampa River Canyon 47 . Tres Alamos 72 . Kofa National Wildlife Refuge 20 . South Bradshaws East 21 48 . Needles Eye Kofa Unit 3 South . Harquahala Mountains 49 . Black Rock Kofa Unit 4 North 22 . Big Horn Mountains 23 50 . Fishhooks/Day Mine Kofa Unit 4 South ., Hummingbird Springs 51 . Gila Box 73 24 . Hell's Canyon . Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge 25 *52 . Turtle Mountain 74 . Imperial National Wildlife Refuge . New Water Mountains 53 . Javelina Peak 75 26 . Little Horn Mountains West . Blue Range Primitive Area/San-Francisco 27 54 . Peloncillo Mountains 76 . Whitmire Canyon . Little Horn Mountains 55 77 . Gila Box National Park Service 28 . Eagletail Mountains . Dos Cabeza Mountains ; ; Study Area 56 . Bowie Mountain/North End 78 . Verde Wild and Scenic River Addition 79 . East Verde Wild and Scenic River ; Study ∎ TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ' 1) INTRODUCTION . .. ........ .. ... .. ..... 5 2) SUMMARY TABLE OF THE AWC PROPOSAL . .. .. .. .... 6 3) EXISTING WILDERNESS IN ARIZONA .. .. ..... .. 9 4) THE WILDERNESS REVIEW PROCESS . .. .. ... 10 PARKS,REFUGES AND FORESTS . .. ... .. 10 BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT . ... .. ..... .. 10 5) FLAWS IN THE BLM ANALYSIS . ... .. .. .. ... .. .. 1.2 FAILURE TO RESPOND TO PUBLIC COMMENTS MISUSE OF WILDERNESS CRITERIA INCONSISTENT APPLICATION OF WILDERNESS CRITERIA ALLEGED MINERAL CONFLICTS OVEREMPHASIS ON MANAGEABILITY PROBLEMS 6) OTHER WILDERNESS ISSUES ... .. .. .. .. .. ... 16 GRAZING IN WILDERNESS ROADS AND WAYS CHERRY STEMS OFF-ROAD VEHICLES STATE LAND SPLIT ESTATE LAND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT WATER RIGHTS 7) RIVERS .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... 22 8) SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT AREAS 1 . Mt . Wilson .. .. ... .. .. ... ....... .. .. .. ... ....... ... 24 ' 2 . Black Mountains North 28 3 . Burns Springs . ... .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. ...... 28 4 . Mount Tipton . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ...... 31 5 . Grapevine Wash .... .. ....... .. ... ... 35 6 . Grand Wash Cliffs . .. ... ...... ... ... .. 38 7 . Mount Davis . .. ... ...... .. .. .. ... ...... 41, 8 . Mount Nutt .. .... .. ...... .. .. .. .. .. .. 45 . ' 9 . Warm Springs . .. ... .. .. .. ... ...... .. 51, 10 . Wabayuma Peak .... ... ....... .. ... .......... 55.` 11 . Aubrey Peak . .. .. ... ....... .. .. .. ...... 58 ' 12 . Black Mesa .. ... .... ..... .. 61 13 . Rawhide Mountains ...... .. .. ... .... ... .. 64- j 14 . Arrastra Mountains ..... ... ... ..... .. .. 67° 15 . Lower Burro Creek . ..... .. .. .. .. ..... .. .. .. 72<: 2 1 SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS (CONTINUED) ' 16 . Upper Burro Creek .. .... .. .. .. .. .. ... 75 17 . Buckskin Mountains . .. ... .. ... .. .. 79 18 . Harcuvar Mountains ....... .. .. .. .. .. 81 ' 19 . Hassayampa River Canyon . .. ... .. ... .. ... - 85 20 . South Bradshaws East .. .. .. .. .. ... ... 88 21 . Harquahala Mountains .. ... .. .... .. 91 22 . Big Horn Mountains . .... .. 95 23 . Hummingbird Springs .. ....... .. ... .. 99 24 . Hell's Canyon .. .. .. ... ... .. .. ..... 102 ' 25 . New Water Mountains .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 106 26 . Little Horn Mountains West .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .:; 109 27 . Little Horn Mountains . .. .. ... .. ... .. ... .. 112 28 . Eagletail Mountains . .. .. .. ... .. .. 114 ' 29 . East Clanton Hills . ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. `117 30 . Saddle Mountain . ...... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 119 31 . Face Mountain . .. .... .. .. .. .. .... ...... ........ ... .. ..122 32 . Signal Mountain . 126 . 33 . Woolsey Peak . .. ...... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 129 34 . N . Maricopa Mountains/Butterfield Stage Mem . 132 ' 35 . S . Maricopa Mountains . .136 36 . Sierra Estrella . ...... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. 138 37 . Table Top Mountain ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. 1.41 38 . Batamote Mountains .. ... .. ... ... .......... .. 144 39 . Sikort Chuapo Mountains 147 ∎ 40 . Pozo Redondo . ... ... .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. ... 149 41 . White Canyon . .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... '151 ' 42 . Picacho Mountains .. .. .... .. .. ... 1'55 X43 . Ragged Top . .. ... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..... .158 44 . Coyote Mountains . .. ... ... .. .. .. .. .. 1'62 45 . Baboquivari Peak . .. .. .. .. ... .. ... .. .. 165 46 . Black Mountains/Ives Peak . ... .. ... .. .169 ∎ 47 . Tres Alamos ... .. ...... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,73 48 . Needles Eye .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... 175 49 . Black Rock . .. .. .. .. .... ... 178 50 . Fishhooks/Day Mine .. ... .. ... .. .. .... 1.81 51 . Gila Box .. .. ..... ... .. .. .. .. .. ."185 . 52 . Turtle Mountain . .. .. 189 53 . Javelina Peak .. .. .. ... .. .... .. .. .. ... 191 54 . Peloncillo Mountains . .. ... .. ... .. ... .. 194 55 . Dos Cabeza Mountains . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 197 ' 56 . Bowie Mountain/North End .. .. .. .. ... .. .. 201 57 . Baker Canyon/Guadalupe Canyon/Bunk R .... .. .. 205 58 . Hoverrocker/Hell's Hole .. ... .. .. ....... 208 ' 59 . Galiuro Addition ... .. .. .. .. .... .. .. 211 60 . Aravaipa Canyon Addition . .. ... ...... .. .. 215 61 . Crossman Peak . ..... .. .. .. ... .. ... .. .. 219 62 . Mohave Wash .. .. ..... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... 223 3 SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS (CONTINUED) 63 . Gibraltar Mountain . .. ... ... .. .. .... 22:6: 64 . Planet Peak .. ... .. .. ... .. .. .. ... 230' 65 . Cactus Plain .. ... .. ...... .. .. .. ... .. .. .. 233';'. 66 . East Cactus Plai .. ... ... ..... .. 236' 67 . Swansea .. .. .. ... .. .. .. ... .. ...... 23:8 68 . S . TrigoMountains. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. 242 69 . Trigo Mountains . ... ..... .. ... .. ... .. .. 244' 70 . Muggins Mountain .. .. ... .. ... .. ...... .. 247= OTHER AGENCY PROPOSALS 71 . Havasu National Wildlife Refuge (Needles) .. 251 Needles East Addition Chemehuevi/Needles 72 . Kofa National Wildlife Refuge .. .. .. .. ... 255' Kofa Unit 3 South Kofa Unit 4 North Kofa Unit 4 South 73 . Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge . ... 261 . 74 . Imperial National Wildlife Refuge . .. .. .. 266 75 . Blue Range Primitive Area/San Francisco . ... 27076 . Whitmire Canyon .. .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... 273 77 . Gila Box National Park Service Study Area .. 276 78 . Verde Wild and Scenic River Addition .. .. .. 280 79 . East Verde Wild and Scenic River Study .. .. 281, 9) ALPHABETICAL INDEX .. ... .. .
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