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Copper Hill group (Copper Basin group), Ripsey Hill area, Ripsey Mining District, Tortilla Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 57' 21'' North , 110° 57' 29'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
32.95611,-110.95806
GeoHash:
G#: 9tc57p6z3
GRN:
N22W67
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Kearny2,038 (2017)12.1km
Hayden650 (2017)17.0km
Dudleyville959 (2011)17.0km
Winkelman346 (2017)17.8km
Cactus Forest594 (2011)33.7km
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ClubLocationDistance
Gila County Gem & Mineral SocietyMiami, Arizona50km
Mindat Locality ID:
67468
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:67468:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Wood-Owensby claims; Arizona Pacific Copper Co. claims; Barbarossa claims; Scorpion claims; Javelina claims; Powder Pot; Crosier Peak property


A group of Cu-Au-Ag claims/prospect located in all of sec. 31, T5, R14 (Crozier Peak 7.5 minute topo map), about 2 miles due S of Ripsey Hill, on land of mixed status. Owned and operated by Leslie and Owensby Wood of Arizona (1954).

Mineralization includes secondary copper minerals.

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Link to USGS MRDS:10113463

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References

Arizona Department of Mineral Resources Copper Hill group file.
USGS Winkelman Quadrangle map.
Niemuth, Nyal J., Phillips, Ken A. (1992, July) Copper Oxide Resources. Open-file Report 92-10. Arizona Department of Mines and Mineral Resourcesp.14 - Table 1
U.S. Bureau of Mines (1995), Minerals Availability System/Mineral Industry Location System (MAS/MILS), U.S. Bureau of Mines, file ID #0040210258 & 0040210259.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
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