Silver Hill Mine Group

The Silver Hill Mine Group is a gold, silver, lead, and copper mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,840 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

Name: Silver Hill Mine Group  

State:  Arizona

County:  Cochise

Elevation: 5,840 Feet (1,780 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper

Lat, Long: 31.95139, -109.22500

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Silver Hill Mine Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Silver Hill Mine Group
Secondary: Black Ben
Secondary: Manila
Secondary: Hall Mine Group
Secondary: Ananais


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Tungsten


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: E. F. Epley

Owner Name: Scott And Crawfork, New Vail Mng Co


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1895
Year Last Production: 1953
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


Structure

Type: R
Description: District Mineralization Associated With Major Tertiary Volcanic And Intrusive Event

Type: L
Description: E-W Trending Thrust Fault Mapped .25 Mile N Of Mine. A Fault Striking N49w, Dip 74sw Runs Through Mine Workings. Quartz Monzonite Porphyry Dike Strikes Generally Nw


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Pyrometamorphosed Limestone


Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Scheelite


Comments

Comment (Commodity): BASE METAL CARBONATES AND SULFIDES

Comment (Production): A TOTAL OF ABOUT 180 TONS OF BASE METAL ORE AND MINOR AMOUNTS OF TUNGSTEN ORE PRODUCED INTERMITTENTLY FROM 1890'S TO 1952.

Comment (Development): OPERATORS INCLUDED SCOTT & WALKER, NEW VAIL MINING CO., W.A. HICKS, OLNEY AND MCLINTOCK, LH. DYKES, ANANAIS MINING CO; 5 UNPATENTED CLAIMS

Comment (Workings): 2 ADITS, LOWER WITH 400 FT LENGTH, 500 FT WORKINGS, UPPER WITH 150 FT LENGTH AND STOPING

Comment (Geology): PYROMETAMORPHOSED TACTITE ZONES IN SHEARED, FAULTED, AND SILICATED LIMESTONE.

Comment (Location): NE 1/4 SEC 24, UTM EST

Comment (Deposit): PYROMETAMORPHOSED TACTITE ZONES IN SHEARED, FAULTED, AND SILICATED LIMESTONE. SCHEELITE BEARING ZONE STRIKES N50W, DIP 70SW


References

Reference (Production): KEITH, 1973, ARIZ BUR OF MINES BULL 187.

Reference (Deposit): USBM RI 5650, 1960, P. 6-10

Reference (Deposit): COOPER, 1959, USGS MAP MF-213

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S B, 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P 54.


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