The Highline Mine is a copper and manganese mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,701 feet.
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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
Elevation: 3,701 Feet (1,128 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Manganese
Lat, Long: 33.44028, -110.80556
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Highline Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Highline Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Manganese
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Gila
District: Globe Hills 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
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1915
Year Last Production: 1952
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LINEAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Most Prec Sediments Strike Nw Dip 20-40 Sw In Area.
Type: L
Description: Short Nne Trending Fault/Shear Zone Through Mine.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrolusite
Ore: Wad
Ore: Copper
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATION MEASURED TO CENTER OF HIGHLINE CLAIM.
Comment (Development): PREVIOUS OWNERS AND OPERATORS INCLUDE A.G.MCLAIN, CARLOS ORTIZ, A. HERNANDEZ, M.SOLTER, G.RUSSEL
Comment (Workings): PROPERTY HAS BEEN MINED BY SEVERAL SHALLOW OPENCUTS
Comment (Geology): MINE IN REMNANT OF DRIPPING SPRINGS QUARTZITE 1/2 MILE IN DIAMETER, SURROUNDED BY PREC DIABASE OR PREC PIONEER FORMATION.
References
Reference (Deposit): PETERSON, N.P., 1962, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE GLOBE-MIAMI DISTRICT, ARIZONA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 342, P. 118.
Reference (Deposit): ADMR FILE DATA.
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA.
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