Gold Hill Mine

The Gold Hill Mine is a gold, silver, and lead mine located in Santa Cruz county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,999 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Gold Hill Mine

State:  Arizona

County:  Santa Cruz

Elevation: 3,999 Feet (1,219 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver, Lead

Lat, Long: 31.39861, -110.92694

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Gold Hill Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Gold Hill Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: Arizona
County: Santa Cruz
District: Nogales District


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Year: 1940
Time Period: 1850'S-1940s
Description: Cp_Grade: ^Averaged .4 Oz Au Per Ton, 3% Pb, And 2 Oz. Ag Per Ton


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1855
Year Last Production: 1945
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: NARROW, IRREGULAR


Structure

Type: L
Description: Brecciated Quartz Monzonite


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1965)

Comment (Deposit): SPOTTY, PARTLY OXIDIZED MINERALIZATION.

Comment (Production): MINED SPORADICALLY.

Comment (Development): PROSPECTED MID-1800'S

Comment (Workings): SHALLOW PIT AND TRENCH OPERATIONS, ADIT.


References

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1975, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN SANTA CRUZ CO., ARIZ.: ARIZ. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 191, P. 61

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI

Reference (Production): KEITH, 1975


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