Hunch Mine

The Hunch Mine is a copper mine located in Pinal county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,598 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

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Site Name

Primary: Hunch Mine
Secondary: Civalier Property

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold

Location

State: Arizona
County: Pinal
District: Mineral Creek District

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

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Arthur Alfredo And Carmen Iberri , Civalier
Years: 1958 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1955
Year Last Production: 1955
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: TABULAR

Structure

Type: R
Description: Sw End Of Ne Trending Rustler Fault

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Paleocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Silver
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Cuprite

Comments

Comment (Location): UTM TAKE TO THE CENTER OF THE HUNCH CLAIM LOCATED ON BLM DISTRICT SHEET #634. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1978)

Comment (Development): 8 1/2 CLAIMS, ONE CLAIM IS THE HATCH CLAIM

Comment (Deposit): VEIN IN MONZONITE PORPHYRY

Comment (Workings): NO TUNNELS OR CROSSCUTS PRESENT

References

Reference (Deposit): USBM-ABGMT PRODUCTION FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): USBM FILE DATA-CLUSTER #758

Reference (Deposit): BLM DISTRICT SHEET #634-NE 1/4, T. 3S., R. 13E.

Reference (Deposit): ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES (ADMR) FILE DATA.

Reference (Deposit): USGS MAP GQ 1021, 1971

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