Mine detail: Silver Hill Mine

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Location: Mohave County, Arizona, United States, North America
Lat / long: 35.41112, -114.20219
dep_id: 10027044
mrds_id: M001798
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Lead
Minor mineral: Silver, Gold, Copper, Zinc
Trace mineral: Molybdenum
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Galena, Limonite, Molybdenite, Pyrite
gangue: Calcite, Quartz
Reporter: Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.)
hrock_type: Amphibolite
arock_unit: Ithaca Peak Granite
arock_type: Granite
Structure: Prec Schistosity N30e, Lcret Veins, Fissures, Dikes Nw To Nnw Regionally, Schistosity 60 Deg E Dip
prod_yrs: 1901 - 1948
References:
  • Deposit:: DINGS, M.G., 1951 , THE WALLAPAI MINING DISTRICT, CERBAT MOUNTAINS, MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA; U.S.G.S. BULL. 978-E.
  • Deposit:: PRELIMINARY RECONNAISSANCE FOR URANIUM IN MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA, 1952 TO 1956 U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION, RME-158, JUNE 1970 , P. 45.
  • Deposit:: SCHRADER, F.C., 1909 , MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CERBAT RANGE, BLACK MOUNTAINS, AND GRAND WASH CLIFFS, MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZ.: U.S.G.S. BULL. 397 , PP. 78 - 79 .
  • Production:: DINGS, M.G., 1951 , USGS BULL. 978 E
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