Silver Hill Mine Group

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

Name: Silver Hill Mine Group  

State:  Arizona

County:  Cochise

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

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Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: Scott And Crawford

Owner Name: New Vail Mining Co


Production

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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

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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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


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