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Silver Hill Mine Group

Producer in Pima county in Arizona, United States with commodities Copper, Silver, Lead, 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. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Production statistics
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10108968
MRDS ID M000164
Record type Site
Current site name Silver Hill Mine Group

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.47264, 32.34789 (WGS84)
Elevation 1067
Relative position 4 MILES SE OF SILVER BELL.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Waterman Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Silver Bell Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tucson(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Aguirre Valley(hydrologic unit)

Santa Cruz(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Pima

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 012S 009E 31 NW Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :49, 01

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Copper Ore
Lead Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.47264, 32.34789
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENSING

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Ore Occurs As Repalcement In Limestone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1916
Year of last production 1947

Mining district

District name Waterman District

Production statistics

  • Year 1947
    Period 1916 - 1947
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^3.5 % Cu, 3.5 Oz. Ag/Ton, 0.6 % Pb, Minor Au
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Lead Lead 1wt-pct
    Major Ore Silver Silver 111g/mt
    Major Ore Copper Copper 4wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION FIGURE IS A MINIMUM FIGURE.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 213.36M
    Overall depth 121.92M

Comments on the workings information

  • ONE SHAFT 400 FT, ONE DRIFT 300 FT LONG, ONE 100 TON ORE BIN AS OF 1966

Comments on development

  • OPERATORS INCLUDED ARIZONA COPPER BELL MINING CO., PHIL SNYDER, A.R. BYRD; AS OF 1966, 5 PATENTED CLAIMS AND 12 UNPATENTED CLAIMS; SILVER HILL MINE IS INCLUDED IN THE OPERATIONS AND OWNERSHIP OF THE INDIANA-ARIZONA MINE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KEITH, S.B., 1974, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189, P. 144.

  • Deposit

    ARIZONA DEPT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 144 .

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1979 Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-OCT-1981 Rodriguez, Ignacio J. (Gest, Don E.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 22-MAY-1995 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Arizona resources

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