| Deposit ID | 10109613 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M050479 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Silver Hill Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Gold Coin |
| Related records | 10162275 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.33541, 31.68763 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1143 |
| Relative position | 7 3/4 MILES N OF ARIVACA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cerro Colorado(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Sells(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Nogales(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Brawley Wash(hydrologic unit)
Santa Cruz(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management AZ)
Bureau of Land Management AZ BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Pima |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 020S | 010E | 17 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Mercury | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| (1) | -111.33541, 31.68763 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR LENSING |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1880 |
| Year of last production | 1939 |
| District name | Cerro Colorado District |
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| Year | 1935 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Period | 1880 - 1935 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^80 Oz Ag/Ton, 5 % Pb, 4 % Cu, 0.1 Oz Au/Ton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M050479 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040190403 |
KEITH, S. B., 1974 , INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189 , P. 114
( 8 ) ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 114 .
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | OXIDIZED |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1979 | Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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