Mine detail: Gopher Mine

Previously called 'HiltanoHiltonState of Maine'

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Location

Lat / long:

31.87069, -110.64401

Resource(M)

Primary:	Silver, Lead
Secondary:	Copper, Gold, Zinc
Tertiary:	Molybdenum
Ore:	Anglesite, Copper, Galena, Pyrite, Wulfenite
Orebody form:	IRREGULAR, CHIMNEYS (COARSE STOCKWORK)
Discovery year:	1879

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:	Concha Limestone
Host type:	Limestone
Associated rock:	Sycamore Canyon Quartz Monzonite
Associated type:	Rhyolite
Structure:	Folded & Faulted Limestone Blocks Along Nw Faults
Alteration processes:	Massive Sulfide Gossan, Contact Metamorphism Adjacent Granite

References

MRDS	M050523
DEP	10039627
Reference	{Deposit:: KEITH, 1974, ABM BULL 189 P 118}{Deposit:: CREASEY, S.C., 1973, FIELD EXAM}{Deposit:: FEISS, 1929, M.S. THESIS UNIV OF AZ}
Reporter	Peterson, Jocelyn A.