The Mineral Hill is a iron and copper mine located in La Paz county, Arizona at an elevation of 1,001 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: 1,001 Feet (305 Meters)
Commodity: Iron, Copper
Lat, Long: 34.2322, -114.01250
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Mineral Hill MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mineral Hill
Secondary: Continental
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Beryllium
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: La Paz
District: Planet
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: Powdered Metals Corp
Info Year: 1970
Owner Name: Arizona Ranch And Metals Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1900
Discovery Year: 1900
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: Sonoran Desert
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Bornite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Chrysocolla
Unknown: Hematite
Unknown: Malachite
Unknown: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THE MINERAL ZONE WIDTH IS A CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE BASED ON AN EXPLORATION MAP IN HARRER (1964).
Comment (Location): THIS PROPERTY WAS FORMERLY UNDER SEQUENCE NUMBER 0040270289. THE SEQ. NO. WAS CHANGED BECAUSE YUMA COUNTY WAS SPLIT, AND THE PROPERTY NOW FALLS IN LA PAZ COUNTY.
References
Reference (Reserve-Resource): BUMINES IC 8236, 1964, 204 PP.
Reference (Deposit): ARIZ BUR GEOL MIN TECH BULL 192 1978 P 173
Reference (Reserve-Resource): HARRER, C.M. RECONNAISSANCE OF IRON RESOURCES IN ARIZONA.
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