Arizona Game and Fish Department

Map and game species overview of Unit 24B

Map and game species overview of Unit 37B.

This report has been developed by the Department to describe the species of economic and recreational importance (SERI) and quantify levels of wildlife related recreation and public access within the Resolution Copper Mine project area, hereafter referenced as RCM project area.

The objectives of the surveys conducted in 2013 were to 1) complete the inventory of perennial waters in the Devils Canyon and Mineral Creek drainages and document the presence of fish and aquatic species within stock tanks; 2) survey Mineral Creek to determine persistence of Longfin Dace, document occurrence of Gila Chub, and evaluate the suitability of habitat in Mineral Creek for the reintroduction of Gila Chub and other native species.

Mineral Creek is a tributary to the Gila River in Pinal County Arizona. Mineral Creek is impounded by Big Box Dam just upstream of ASARCO Ray Mine.

The objective of the surveys within the Mineral Creek watershed during 2009 were to document occurrence of Gila chub and other fish species within perennial waters in Devils Canyon and the portion of Mineral Creek between Big Box Dam and the ASARCO Ray Mine tunnel.

Large spreading shrub or small tree up to 8 m (26.25 ft) tall, but more often 1- 4 m (3.28-13.12 ft) tall, with roughish, dark gray bark and densely stellate-pubescent twigs.

This document represents not only a plan, but also a guide to using the conservation products we have developed over the years.

On March 15-16, 2006 Bill Burger, Curt Gill, Natalie Robb, Cori Carveth and Craig Woods surveyed the upper section of Mineral Creek from the ASARCO Dam to the headwaters at Government Springs Ranch.

Classification, nomenclature, description, and range for Hohokam Agave, Murphey Agave