Arizona · Cochise County
Past Producer

Dry Hill Mine

Cochise County, Arizona, United States
SilverManganeseCopperGold
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Manganese
SecondaryCopper, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formPIPELIKE TO TABULAR
Ore controlPrompter Fault System, Which Cuts Strongly Altered Limestone
Materials
Ore mineralsCopper, Gold
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Naco Limestone;Abrigo Limestone
StructurePrompter Fault Zone And Rattlesnake Branch Fault. Complex Faulting Locally. Directly W Is A N-S Fault, Faulting Penn And Camb Limestone Against Cret Bisbee Group
AlterationContact Metamorphism
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10046202
MRDS IDM241048
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.6918, -110.08955
References
BUTLER, B S; WILSON, E D; RASOR, C A; 1938, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 143, P 80-84.KEITH, 1973, ABM BULL 187, P. 75ARIZ BUR OF MINES BULL 143, P 84