The Star Hill Deposit is a copper and gold mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,639 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: 4,639 Feet (1,414 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Gold
Lat, Long: 31.755, -109.80389
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Star Hill Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Star Hill Deposit
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Cochise
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
Owner Name: Santa Fe Pacific Mining, Inc.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
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: L
Description: Recumbent Overturned Fold
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): MASSIVE PYRITIC REPLACEMENTS ARE 10'S TO 100'S OF FEET THICK WITH MARGINS FURTHER REPLACED BY CHALCOPYRITE/GOLD MINERALIZATION
Comment (Reserve-Resource): SEVERAL AREAS REMAIN UNTESTED THAT COULD SUBSTANTIALLY EXPAND THIS RESOURCE BASE
Comment (Development): EXPLORED SINCE MID-1950'S. UNION OIL DELINEATED A CHALCOCITE RESOURCE IN INTRUSIVES, SANTA FE PACIFIC DID DEEPER EXPLORATION, DRILLED 44 CORE HOLES, I/P RESISTIVITY, GROUND MAGNETIC SURVEYS.
References
Reference (Reserve-Resource): SANTA FE PACIFIC MINING, INC., INFORMATION SHEET
Reference (Deposit): SANTA FE PACIFIC MINING, INC., INFORMATION SHEET
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