Mammoth Butte Mine (Copper Butte Mine; Battle Ax Mine; Battle Ax claim; Sunset Mine; Sunset Copper Co. property), Sombrero Butte area, Bunker Hill Mining District (Copper Creek Mining District), Pinal County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 43' 28'' North , 110° 28' 45'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mammoth | 1,487 (2017) | 15.1km |
| San Manuel | 3,551 (2011) | 19.8km |
| Oracle | 3,686 (2011) | 30.1km |
| Dudleyville | 959 (2011) | 39.1km |
| Winkelman | 346 (2017) | 40.0km |
A former underground Cu-Ag deposit located in the NE¼ sec. 23, T8S, R18E (Rhodes Peak 7.5 minute topo map), about ¼ mile NE of Sombrero Butte summit, on BLM-administered land. Produced 1915-1948. Owned and operated by G.B. Hoganson, 1943-1944; Sunset Mining Company 1916-1930'S (when claims were the Sunset claims, II unpatented. Operated by Mr. David C. Hartley (1948).
Mineralization is the Battle Ax vein, hosted in diorite and related to E-W-trending fault fissures and brecciated pipes. Area structures include the E-W-trending Battle Ax vein, short E-W-trending faults and ENE-trending faults with a steep dip. A major NNW-trending fault lies west of the mine with Quaternary sediments west of the fault.
Regional features include short EW-trending faults and ENE-trending faults, steep dip.
Workings include one 175 foot deep shaft, one 75 foot deep shaft, one 64 foot deep shaft, a 600 foot long tunnel with winze 45 feet below the tunnel floor.
Comments on development
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Native Copper Formula: Cu |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Native Copper | Cu |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10109879 |
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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
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
USA
- Arizona
- Galiuro MountainsMountain Range
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