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Highline Mine

Past Producer in Gila county in Arizona, United States with commodities Copper, Manganese, Silver, Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10027094
MRDS ID M001995
Record type Site
Current site name Highline Mine
Related records 10258374

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.80625, 33.44036 (WGS84)
Elevation 1128
Relative position ABOUT 2.3 MILES WEST OF BLACK PEAK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Gila(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Globe(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Globe(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mesa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Salt(hydrologic unit)

Salt(hydrologic accounting unit)

Salt(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Gila

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 001N 015E 11 SW Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION MEASURED TO CENTER OF HIGHLINE CLAIM.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Manganese Critical Primary
Silver Secondary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Copper Ore
Pyrolusite Ore
Wad Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Dripping Springs Quartzite
    Rock description Dripping Springs Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.80625, 33.44036
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Most Prec Sediments Strike Nw Dip 20-40 Sw In Area.
Type of structure Local
Structure description Short Nne Trending Fault/Shear Zone Through Mine.

Ore body information

  • General form LINEAR

Comments on the geologic information

  • MINE IN REMNANT OF DRIPPING SPRINGS QUARTZITE 1/2 MILE IN DIAMETER, SURROUNDED BY PREC DIABASE OR PREC PIONEER FORMATION.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1915
Year of last production 1952

Mining district

District name Globe Hills District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the workings information

  • PROPERTY HAS BEEN MINED BY SEVERAL SHALLOW OPENCUTS

Comments on development

  • PREVIOUS OWNERS AND OPERATORS INCLUDE A.G.MCLAIN, CARLOS ORTIZ, A. HERNANDEZ, M.SOLTER, G.RUSSEL

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1972 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUN-1979 Hall, R. K. (Creasey, S. C.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative Arizona resources

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