| Deposit ID | 10048309 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M899873 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bunker Hill Mine |
| Related records | 10162162 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.47929, 32.73732 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1280 |
| Relative position | IN MULBERRY WASH, 1 MILE NNE OF SOMBRERO BUTTE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pinal(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Rhodes Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mammoth(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tucson(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower San Pedro(hydrologic unit)
San Pedro-Willcox(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 | Pinal |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 008S | 018E | 14 | W OF CENTER | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Copper Creek Granodiorite | ||||
| Rock description | Copper Creek Granodiorite | ||||
| |||||
| 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) | -110.47929, 32.73732 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ew Trending Faults, Ene Trending Faults In Granodiorite, Major Nnw Trending Fault W Of Mine |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Small N10w-N20w Faults Near Breccia, Main Fissure N 20w, Joint Planes Ew, Steep Dip |
| Strike | N 70 W |
|---|---|
| Dip | VERTICAL |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1917 |
| Year of last production | 1964 |
| District name | Bunker Hill District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Little Hill Mines |
| Home office | Oracle Arizona |
| First year | 1964 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Fred E. Lehman And Little Hill Mines |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 1524M |
| Overall depth | 121.92M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M899873 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040210205 |
ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
ADMR BUNKER HILL FILE
ABM BULLETIN 158, P. 56-65
KUHN, T.H. 1941. PIPE DEPOSITS OF THE COPPER CREEK AREA. ECONOMIC GEOLOGY V 36, P512
ABM BULL 140, 1956
ABM BULL 140
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | JOINT PLANES IN DEPOSIT STRIKE E-W DIP 80-85S. FISSURE FILLING PROMINENT PROCESS, SONE EVIDENCE OF REPLACEMENT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1982 | Gest, Don E. | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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