The Gold Hill Mine is a gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,381 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: 5,381 Feet (1,640 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 34.47111, -112.60389
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Gold Hill Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold Hill Mine
Secondary: Gold Hill Claims
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Tellurium
Tertiary: Selenium
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Finch District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1936
Year Last Production: 1936
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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: R
Description: Foliation N20e To N20w, Steep West Dip, Fissure Systems N60 To 75w And N55 To 70e
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericitization, Argillization
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): 2.2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF COMMERCIAL MINE
Comment (Geology): TOURMALINE-QUARTZ VEINS WITH SMALL ORE SHOOTS OF GOLD AND COPPER
Comment (Deposit): IN LINE C10, TE AND SE ARE MENTIONED IN REFERENCE F4 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
References
Reference (Deposit): ECON GEOL, V. 56 P. 916-940
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): JOHNSTON, W.P., 1955 PH.D., COPPER BASIN DEPOSITS, UNIV. OF UTAH, 130 PGS
Reference (Deposit): CHRISTMAN, J., 1978, M.S. COPPER BASIN DISTRICT, UNIV. OF ARIZONA 78 PGS
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