Arizona · Cochise County
Past Producer
Hilltop Mine
Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Lead
Copper
Molybdenum
Zinc
Silver
Gold
Tungsten
Cadmium
Arsenic
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Commodities
Primary
Lead, Copper, Molybdenum, Zinc
Secondary
Silver
Tertiary
Gold, Tungsten, Cadmium, Arsenic
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit size
S
Workings
Surface/Underground
Orebody form
LENSES, SHOOTS, POCKETS, CHIMNEYS
Ore control
Brecciation Along Faults & Fissures In Quartzite And Limestone
Materials
Ore minerals
Anglesite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Psilomelane, Pyrite, Pyrolusite, Scheelite, Silver, Smithsonite, Sphalerite, Wulfenite
Gangue
Calcite, Chlorite, Clinozoisite, Epidote, Garnet, Gypsum, Limonite, Quartz, Tremolite
Geology
Host rock
Quartzite
Associated rock
Diorite
Structure
Ne-Sw Faults
Alteration
Oxidation Particularly In Veins In Quartzite
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
Discovery year
1881
Identification
Deposit ID
10102442
MRDS ID
M002167
Alternate names
Dunn Shaft, Blacksmith Shaft, Kasper Tunnel, Rhem Adit, Gray
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
31.98569, -109.28953
References
KEITH, 1973, ABM BULL 187, P. 52ABM FILE DATAABM BULL 140, P. 91PAPKE, 1952, M.S. THESIS, UNIV OF AZ