The Silver Hill Mine Group is a copper, silver, and lead mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,501 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 3,501 Feet (1,067 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 32.34778, -111.47194
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Silver Hill Mine Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Hill Mine Group
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pima
District: Waterman District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1947
Time Period: 1916 - 1947
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^3.5 % Cu, 3.5 Oz. Ag/Ton, 0.6 % Pb, Minor Au
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1916
Year Last Production: 1947
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENSING
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Copper
Ore: Lead
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :49, 01
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION FIGURE IS A MINIMUM FIGURE.
Comment (Development): OPERATORS INCLUDED ARIZONA COPPER BELL MINING CO., PHIL SNYDER, A.R. BYRD; AS OF 1966, 5 PATENTED CLAIMS AND 12 UNPATENTED CLAIMS; SILVER HILL MINE IS INCLUDED IN THE OPERATIONS AND OWNERSHIP OF THE INDIANA-ARIZONA MINE
Comment (Workings): ONE SHAFT 400 FT, ONE DRIFT 300 FT LONG, ONE 100 TON ORE BIN AS OF 1966
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1974, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189, P. 144.
Reference (Deposit): ARIZONA DEPT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA.
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
Reference (Production): ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 144 .
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