Arizona · Pima County
Past Producer
Gopher Mine
Pima County, Arizona, United States
Silver
Lead
Copper
Gold
Zinc
Molybdenum
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Commodities
Primary
Silver, Lead
Secondary
Copper, Gold, Zinc
Tertiary
Molybdenum
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit size
S
Orebody form
IRREGULAR, CHIMNEYS (COARSE STOCKWORK)
Ore control
Along Fissure Intersections
Materials
Ore minerals
Anglesite, Copper, Galena, Pyrite, Wulfenite
Geology
Host rock
Limestone · Concha Limestone
Associated rock
Rhyolite · Sycamore Canyon Quartz Monzonite
Structure
Folded & Faulted Limestone Blocks Along Nw Faults
Alteration
Massive Sulfide Gossan, Contact Metamorphism Adjacent Granite
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
Discovery year
1879
Identification
Deposit ID
10039627
MRDS ID
M050523
Alternate names
Hiltano, Hilton, State of Maine
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
31.87069, -110.64401
References
KEITH, 1974, ABM BULL 189 P 118CREASEY, S.C., 1973, FIELD EXAMFEISS, 1929, M.S. THESIS UNIV OF AZ