Red Cloud Mine, Hilton Mines, Copper Camp, Hilton (Lead Mountain), Empire Mining District, Empire Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Red Cloud Mine | Mine |
| Hilton Mines | Group of Mines |
| Copper Camp | - not defined - |
| Hilton (Lead Mountain) | - not defined - |
| Empire Mining District | Mining District |
| Empire Mountains | Mountain Range |
| Pima County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 52' 17'' North , 110° 38' 25'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Corona de Tucson | 5,675 (2011) | 16.5km |
| Pimaco Two | 682 (2011) | 19.8km |
| Vail | 10,208 (2011) | 20.7km |
| Sonoita | 818 (2015) | 21.4km |
| Mescal | 1,812 (2011) | 23.4km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Old Pueblo Lapidary Club | Tucson, Arizona | 47km |
| Tucson Gem and Mineral Society | Tucson, Arizona | 47km |
| Huachuca Mineral and Gem Club | Sierra Vista, Arizona | 47km |
Mindat Locality ID:
35669
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:35669:2
GUID (UUID V4):
8c5c287b-45b7-4554-95ff-3e65c7357c9f
‡Ref.: Schrader, F.C. & J.M. Hill (1915), Mineral deposits of the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, Arizona, USGS Bull. 582: 150.
Finnell, T.L. (1971) Preliminary geologic map of the Empire Mountains quadrangle, Pima County, Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 71-0106, 2 sheets, scale 1:48,000.
Keith, Stanton B. (1974), Arizona Bureau of Geology & Mineral Technology, Geological Survey Branch Bull. 189, Index of Mining Properties in Pima County, Arizona: 119 (Table 4).
USGS Empire Mountains Quadrangle topo map.
Arizona Bureau of Mines file data.
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10109610, MRDS ID #M050398; and, Dep. ID #10186189, MAS ID #0040190370.
A former small surface and underground Pb-Zn-Ag-Cu-Au mine located in the NE ¼ sec. 18, T.18S., R.17E., 9 miles SSW of Pantano. Owned at times, or in part, by T.W. Wagner & C. McCullough (circa 1915); Hilton; and, Driggs.
Mineralization is lead and zinc carbonates and silver chlorides in a 3 foot wide ferruginous, oxidized, dark brown ore vein in the dark Paleozoic limestone bed. The ore zone is oxidized and is 0.91 meters wide and dips 50SE. Alteration includes massive sulfide gossan.
Workings include shallow openings and a shaft to a depth of 50 feet (15.24 meters); and a 10 foot prospect pit. Operated in the late 1800's and early 1900's and produced considerable high-grade lead-silver ore (17% Pb & to 400 oz. Ag/T). Unmined ore was present in 1915.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 |
| ⓘ Chlorargyrite Formula: AgCl References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chlorargyrite | 3.AA.15 | AgCl |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10109610 |
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