Copper Hill

The Copper Hill is a copper and silica mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,999 feet.

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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: Copper Hill

State: Arizona

County: Gila

Elevation: 3,999 Feet (1,219 Meters)

Primary Mineral: Copper, Silica

Lat, Long: 33.425, -110.77170

Satelite image of the Copper Hill

Copper Hill MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Copper Hill
Secondary: Az Commercial Property
Secondary: Eureka Patent M S 2593
Secondary: Copper Hill Patent M S 535
Secondary: Black Hawk Patent M S 524

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Silica
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Uranium

Location

State: Arizona
County: Gila

Land Status

Land ownership: Private

Holdings

Type: Patented

Workings

Ownership

Owner Name: Charles Nichols
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1980

Production

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland

Mineral Deposit Model

Orebody

Structure

Alterations

Rocks

Analytical Data

Materials

Comments

References

Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: ADMR COPPER HILL MINE ACTIVE FILE
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: RANSOME F L GEO OF THE GLOBE COPPER DISTRICT USGS PP 12 1903
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: P 154
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: BLM MINING DISTRICT SHEET 171
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: USAEC 172-480 GILA CTY PRELIM RECONNAISSANCE REPORT 1953
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: P 50
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: PETERSON N P GEO AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE GLOBE-MIAMI DIST
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: USGS PP 342 1962 P 104-106
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: ARIZONA MINING JOURNAL NOVEMBER 1919 P 41
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: ELEVATORSKI,E A,AZ INDUSTRIAL MINERALS,ADMR PUB,1978,P31
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: CLAIMS EXTEND INTO SEC 14, OTHER CLAIMS IN NE SEC 15