New Dil Mine (New Dil claim; New Dil-New Chance No. 1 claim; Hopkins claim; Hopkins Mine), Buckeye vein group, Castle Dome Mine group, Castle Dome Mining District, Castle Dome Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° North , 114° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~2km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
A mine on the Buckeye vein. Started before 1880. Owned by Mrs. Eliza DeLuce (circa 1933).
Mineralization involves small areas of slate cut by large dikes of diorite porphyry and smaller dikes of quartz porphyry outcrop. The vein is near the contact between the two kinds of dikes.
Workings include 5 shafts at 75 to 600 feet deep plus several shallow cuts.
List of minerals for each chemical element
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
USA
- Arizona
- Kofa National Wildlife RefugeWildlife Refuge
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