| Deposit ID | 10026760 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M000104 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | High Hill Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Twin Buttes |
| Related records | 10210555 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.14763, 31.84901 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1189 |
| Relative position | 6 1/2 MILES SW OF TWIN BUTTES |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Batamote Hills(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Sells(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Nogales(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Santa Cruz(hydrologic unit)
Santa Cruz(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Pima |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 018S | 012E | 19,20 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| (1) | -111.14763, 31.84901 |
|---|
| General form | SPOTTY, IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1931 |
| Year of last production | 1954 |
| District name | Pima District |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Year | 1954 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Period | 1931 - 1954 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^4 % Pb, 3 % Zn, 2 % Cu, 3 Oz. Ag/Ton, 0.07 Oz. Au/Ton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M000104 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040190251 |
COOPER, J. C., 1960 , SOME GEOLOGIC FEATURES OF THE PIMA MINING DISTRICT, PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: USGS BULLETIN 1112-C.
KEITH, S. B., 1974 , INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189 , P. 135 .
ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 135 .
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PARTLY OXIDIZED |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1979 | Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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