The Bunker Hill Mine is a lead and copper mine located in Pinal county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,199 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 4,199 Feet (1,280 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Copper
Lat, Long: 32.73722, -110.47861
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Bunker Hill Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bunker Hill Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pinal
District: Bunker Hill District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Little Hill Mines
Home Office: Oracle Arizona
Years: 1964 -
Owner Name: Fred E. Lehman And Little Hill Mines
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1917
Year Last Production: 1964
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
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Ew Trending Faults, Ene Trending Faults In Granodiorite, Major Nnw Trending Fault W Of Mine
Type: L
Description: Small N10w-N20w Faults Near Breccia, Main Fissure N 20w, Joint Planes Ew, Steep Dip
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Barite
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)
Comment (Development): OPERATORS INCLUDED BUNKER HILL COPPER, ARIZONA BUTTE OPERATING, S PACIFIC ORE. 6 UNPATENTED CLAIMS IN 1964, DRILLING AND SHAFT REPAIRING IN 1964
Comment (Deposit): JOINT PLANES IN DEPOSIT STRIKE E-W DIP 80-85S. FISSURE FILLING PROMINENT PROCESS, SONE EVIDENCE OF REPLACEMENT
Comment (Workings): AT LEAST 5 LEVELS AND AT LEAST 1600 FT DRIFTS, 1000 FT. CROSSCUTS LENGTH OF WORKINGS ESTIMATED. 2 SHAFTS AND ONE OR MORE ADITS.
References
Reference (Deposit): ABM BULLETIN 158, P. 56-65
Reference (Deposit): KUHN, T.H. 1941. PIPE DEPOSITS OF THE COPPER CREEK AREA. ECONOMIC GEOLOGY V 36, P512
Reference (Deposit): ABM BULL 140, 1956
Reference (Production): ABM BULL 140
Reference (Deposit): ADMR BUNKER HILL FILE
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
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