Copper Mountain Mine (Sullivan Mine), Tillotson Peak, Empire Mining District, Empire Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Copper Mountain Mine (Sullivan Mine) | Mine |
| Tillotson Peak | Peak |
| Empire Mining District | Mining District |
| Empire Mountains | Mountain Range |
| Pima County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 5' 46'' North , 112° 45' 3'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Why | 167 (2017) | 19.2km |
| Colinas de Sonoidag | 289 (2014) | 25.6km |
| Adolfo López Mateos | 201 (2014) | 25.8km |
| Sonoita | 12,849 (2018) | 27.7km |
| Ajo | 3,304 (2011) | 32.3km |
‡Ref.: Keith, Stanton B. (1974), Arizona Bureau of Geology & Mineral Technology, Geological Survey Branch Bull. 189, Index of Mining Properties in Pima County, Arizona: 117 (Table 4).
USGS Empire Mountains Quadrangle topo map.
Arizona Bureau of Mines file data.
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10026852, MRDS ID #M000540; and, Dep. ID #10283784, MAS ID #0040190176.
A former small surface Au-Ag-Cu-Pb mine located in the NW ¼ sec. 8, T.18S., R.17E., 30 miles SE of Tucson. Produced 1903. Owned by P. Sullivan.
Mineralization is oxidized base metal sulfides in weathered, contact-metamorphosed, Paleozoic limestone and quartzite along a contact with Laramide quartz monzonite.
Workings are surface openings. Some 100 tons of 0.5 oz. Au/T and 19 oz. Ag/T ore were shipped in 1903.
List of minerals for each chemical element
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10026852 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Mexico
- Sierra Madre OccidentalMountain Range
North AmericaContinent
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
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