Gopher Mine, Prince Mine group, Hilton Mines, Copper Camp, Hilton (Lead Mountain), Empire Mining District, Empire Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Gopher Mine | Mine |
| Prince Mine group | - not defined - |
| Hilton Mines | Group of Mines |
| Copper Camp | - not defined - |
| Hilton (Lead Mountain) | - not defined - |
| Empire Mining District | Mining District |
| Empire Mountains | Mountain Range |
| Pima County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 52' 14'' North , 110° 38' 35'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Corona de Tucson | 5,675 (2011) | 16.4km |
| Pimaco Two | 682 (2011) | 20.1km |
| Vail | 10,208 (2011) | 20.8km |
| Sonoita | 818 (2015) | 21.3km |
| Mescal | 1,812 (2011) | 23.7km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Old Pueblo Lapidary Club | Tucson, Arizona | 47km |
| Tucson Gem and Mineral Society | Tucson, Arizona | 47km |
| Huachuca Mineral and Gem Club | Sierra Vista, Arizona | 48km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Go Pher Mine
‡Ref.: Schrader, F.C. (1915) Mineral deposits of the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, Arizona, with contributions by J.M. Hill: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 582, 373 p., 3 sheets, scale 1:125,000: 148.
Feiss, J.W. (1929) Geology and ore deposits of Hiltano Camp, Arizona: Tucson, University of Arizona, M.S. thesis, 41 p.
Wilson, E.D., et al (1951), Arizona zinc and lead deposits, part II, Arizona Bureau of Mines Bull. 158: 55.
Creasey, S.C. (1973) Field Examination, Gopher Mine.
Keith, Stanton B. (1974), Arizona Bureau of Geology & Mineral Technology, Geological Survey Branch Bull. 189, Index of Mining Properties in Pima County, Arizona: 118 (Table 4).
Arizona Bureau of Mines file data.
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10039627, MRDS ID #M050523; and, Dep. ID #10162284, MAS ID #0040190236.
A former small underground Pb-Cu-Zn-Au-Ag-Mo mine located in the NE ¼ sec. 18 and sec. 7, T.18S., R.17E., 10 miles SSW of Pantano. Discovered 1879. Owned at times, or in part, by Sullivan & Pantano; E.P. Hilton; and, McMahon.
Mineralization is secondary lead minerals, copper carbonates and residual sulfides in irregular replacement orebodies and chimneys (coarse stockwork) along fissure intersections of fissures of northeast and northwesterly trend, in folded and faulted Permian limestone intruded by Laramide dikes. Host rock unit is the Concha Limestone. Ore control was fissure intersections. Alteration was massive sulfide gossan, contact metamorphism adjacent to granite. An associated rock unit is the Sycamore Canyon Quartz Monzonite. The ore body strikes SSW and dips steeply NW.
Local structures include folded and faulted limestone blocks along NW faults.
Workings include inclined shaft operations. Developed to the 300 level as of 1939. Worked irregularly since the late 1800's to 1930, producing some 1,200 tons of ore averaging about 20% Pb, 3% Zn, 0.8% Cu, 1.5 oz. Ag/T and minor Au.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Anglesite Formula: PbSO4 |
| ⓘ Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Wulfenite Formula: Pb(MoO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
| ⓘ | Wulfenite | 7.GA.05 | Pb(MoO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| Pb | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Pb | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10039627 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Sierra Madre OccidentalMountain Range
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- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
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- Mazatzal DomainDomain
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
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Gopher Mine, Prince Mine group, Hilton Mines, Copper Camp, Hilton, Empire Mining District, Empire Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA