Perlite Mines in Arizona
69Total Sites
16Active
Perlite Mining in Arizona
Arizona has 69 perlite-related mine and mineral deposit locations recorded in federal databases. Of these, 16 are currently active operations. Data comes from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA Mine Safety and Health Administration records.
By County
| County | Sites |
|---|---|
| Pinal County | 30 |
| Maricopa County | 10 |
| Mohave County | 10 |
| Coconino County | 7 |
| Yavapai County | 6 |
| La Paz County | 2 |
| Gila County | 1 |
| Graham County | 1 |
| Greenlee County | 1 |
| Pima County | 1 |
Perlite Mines
| Mine | County | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Superior Pit & Mill | Pinal | Surface | Active |
| Apache Tears Deposit | Pinal | Surface | Producer |
| Bagdad Pit | Yavapai | Surface | Producer |
| Black Pit | Coconino | Surface | Producer |
| Blackhills Pit | Coconino | Surface | Producer |
| Bowen Claims | Pinal | Surface | Producer |
| Darling Pit | Coconino | Surface | Producer |
| Filter International Chicago Pit | Pinal | Surface | Producer |
| Filters International | Pinal | Surface | Producer |
| Filters International Inc Plant | Pinal | Processing Plant | Producer |
| Harborlite Corp Mary Ann Mine | Pinal | Underground | Producer |
| Harborlite Corp Plant | Pinal | Processing Plant | Producer |
| Perlite Pits | Pinal | Surface | Producer |
| Red Hill Pit | Coconino | Surface | Producer |
| Sheep Pit | Coconino | Surface | Producer |
| Snow White Perlite Mine | Pinal | Producer | |
| Adams Mine | Pinal | Past Producer | |
| Agro-Lite | Yavapai | Surface | Past Producer |
| Agro-Lite Prospect | Yavapai | Occurrence | |
| Antone Claims | Pinal | Occurrence | |
| Antone Claims | Pinal | Surface | Prospect |
| Arnett and Telegraph Canyons | Pinal | Occurrence | |
| Bagdad Pit | Yavapai | Past Producer | |
| Beehive Claims | Maricopa | Occurrence | |
| Beehive Claims | Maricopa | Occurrence | |
| Big Horn Mountains Perlite Deposit | Maricopa | Occurrence | |
| Black Butte | Maricopa | Unknown | |
| Black Butte Perlite Deposit | Maricopa | Occurrence | |
| Black Mountains | Mohave | Occurrence | |
| Boyer Claims | Pinal | Prospect | |
| Cerro Colorado Mountains Perlite Deposit | Pima | Occurrence | |
| Chicago Pit | Pinal | Past Producer | |
| Driftwood | Pinal | Past Producer | |
| Dripping Springs Mountain | Gila | Occurrence | |
| Elva M S 4677,patented | Pinal | Surface | Past Producer |
| Filters International | Pinal | Surface-Underground | Past Producer |
| Franconia Mill | Mohave | Processing Plant | Past Producer |
| Franconia Mill Perlite | Mohave | Occurrence | |
| Gila Mountains Perlite Occurrence | Graham | Occurrence | |
| Granville Area Perlite Occurrence | Greenlee | Occurrence | |
| Great Lakes Carbon Co. | Pinal | Prospect | |
| Guzman Construction Co | Pinal | Prospect | |
| Guzman Construction Co. | Pinal | Surface-Underground | Past Producer |
| Harborlite | Pinal | Prospect | |
| Mary Ann Mine | Pinal | Past Producer | |
| McCormick | Coconino | Surface | Past Producer |
| Middle Black Mountains Perlite Deposit | Mohave | Occurrence | |
| Middleblack Mountains Perlite Deposit | Mohave | Occurrence | |
| Perlite #2 | Mohave | Placer | Unknown |
| Perlite 1 | Mohave | Prospect |