The Gopher Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,849 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: 4,849 Feet (1,478 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 31.87056, -110.64333
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Gopher Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gopher Mine
Secondary: Hiltano
Secondary: Hilton
Secondary: State of Maine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pima
District: Empire District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1930
Time Period: 1880-1930
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^20% Pb, 3% Zn, 0.8% Cu, 1.5 Oz/T Ag, Minor Au
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1879
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: IRREGULAR, CHIMNEYS (COARSE STOCKWORK)
Structure
Type: L
Description: Folded & Faulted Limestone Blocks Along Nw Faults
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Massive Sulfide Gossan, Contact Metamorphism Adjacent Granite
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Wulfenite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Copper
Comments
Comment (Production): WORKED IRREGULARLY
Comment (Workings): INCLINED SHAFT
Comment (Deposit): THIS REPORT REPRESENTS A MERGER OF ORIGINAL RECORD M050523 WITH RE CORD M030527 OF JAN WILT IN MOLYBDENUM FILE, CONTACT PERSON T.G. THEOD ORE, USGS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, 1974, ABM BULL 189 P 118
Reference (Deposit): CREASEY, S.C., 1973, FIELD EXAM
Reference (Deposit): FEISS, 1929, M.S. THESIS UNIV OF AZ
Reference (Production): KEITH, 1974
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