The Silver Hill Mine Group is a lead and silver mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,446 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: 5,446 Feet (1,660 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 31.9447, -109.22310
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Silver Hill Mine Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Hill Mine Group
Secondary: Black Ben
Secondary: Hall Mine Group
Secondary: Ananias
Secondary: Manila
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: California District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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: Scott And Crawford
Owner Name: New Vail Mining Co
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: 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
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH S B 1973 ARIZ BUR MINES BULL 187 P 54
Reference (Deposit): DALE V B & OTHERS 1960 USBM RI 5650 P 6-10
Reference (Deposit): BROWN S D 1993 USBM OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 12-93, 188 P
Arizona Gold
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