Gold Hill Mine, Gold Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Gold Hill Mine | Mine |
| Gold Hill | Hill |
| Bisbee | City |
| Cochise County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
Gold Hill Mine, Gold Hill, Bisbee, Warren Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 23' 48'' North , 109° 50' 53'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bisbee | 5,208 (2017) | 9.5km |
| Naco | 1,046 (2011) | 11.7km |
| Naco | 6,064 (2018) | 12.2km |
| Palominas | 212 (2011) | 25.7km |
| Pirtleville | 1,744 (2015) | 27.4km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Huachuca Mineral and Gem Club | Sierra Vista, Arizona | 47km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Houghton Development Company Mine; Gold Hill deposit
A former small surface Mn-Cu-Baryte mine located in the west of center of the SW ¼ sec. 30, T.23S., R.25E. (Bisbee NE 7.5 minute topo map), on the south slope (WSW) of Gold Hill, approximately 1.5 miles (2.41 km) SE of Warren, and 5 miles (ca. 8 km) SE of Bisbee, on private land. Owned by the Houghton Development Co.
Mineralization is small, irregular replacement masses of psilomelane with iron oxides, barite, calcite, and copper staining along a fissure zone in Pennsylvanian-Permian Naco group limestone, in the vicinity of a NW-SE fissure.
Workings are surface openings. About 50 tons of manganese oxide were produced in 1918 (1 carload). "So much sorting was necessary to obtain ore of shipping grade that work was abandoned."
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
5 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 References: |
| ⓘ Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 References: |
| ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ 'Psilomelane' Description: Occurs with iron oxide. References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Psilomelane' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10046229 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Mexico
- Sierra Madre OccidentalMountain Range
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
- Pedregosa BasinBasin
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
USA
- Arizona
- Cochise County
- Mule MountainsMountain Range
- Warren Mining DistrictMining District
- Cochise County
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