Hamburg Mine

The Hamburg Mine is a copper, lead, zinc, and silver mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,850 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

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Site Name

Primary: Hamburg Mine
Secondary: Wisconsin Mine
Secondary: Hartford Arizona Copper Mng Co
Secondary: Butte & Arizona Mngco.

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold

Location

State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Hartford District

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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

Owner Name: Hartford Arizona Copper Mng Co, Butte And Arizona Mng Co.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Contact Metamorphic
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1950
Year Last Production: 1913
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: IRREGULAR

Structure

Type: L
Description: Fault

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Pyrometasomatic Tactite

Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian

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

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Bornite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Willemite
Ore: Selenite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): IRREGULAR VEINLETS, PODS, AND DISSEMINATIONS OF ORE IN PYROMETASOMATIC TACTITE IN DEFORMED LIMESTONE ALONG A STRONG FAULT AND INTRUDED BY QUARTZ MONZONITE.

Comment (Location): CORNER OF SEC 16, 17, 20, & 21 UTM ACC.

Comment (Production): UP TO 100 TONS PRODUCED INTERMITTENTLY IN THE EARLY 1900'S.

Comment (Development): OTHER OPERATORS INCLUDED BUTTE & ARIZONA MINING CO., CORONADO INVESTMENT CO.

Comment (Workings): 200 FT TUNNEL DRIVEN IN EARLY 1900'S. THREE PRINCIPAL ADITS, INCLUDING THIS TUNNEL, PITS, AND SMALL PROSPECT DRIFTS

Comment (Geology): ORE IN PYROSOMATIC TACTITE IN DEFORMED LIMESTONE ALONG A STRONG FAULT AND INTRUDED BY QUARTZ MONZONITE

References

Reference (Deposit): WEBER, 1950, GEOLOGY OF THE EAST-CENTRAL PORTION OF THE HUACHUCA MOUNTAINS, ARIZONA. UNIV OF ARIZ, PHD THESIS

Reference (Production): KEITH, 1973, ARIZ BUR OF MINES BULL 187.

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S B, 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P 65.

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