Silver Helmet Mine, Pima Mining District (Olive Mining District; Mineral Hill Mining District; Twin Buttes Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 57' 52'' North , 111° 4' 41'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sahuarita | 25,707 (2017) | 11.6km |
| East Sahuarita | 1,622 (2006) | 14.3km |
| Green Valley | 21,391 (2011) | 14.6km |
| Summit | 5,372 (2011) | 16.5km |
| Valencia West | 9,355 (2011) | 19.0km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Old Pueblo Lapidary Club | Tucson, Arizona | 32km |
| Tucson Gem and Mineral Society | Tucson, Arizona | 32km |
Mindat Locality ID:
36275
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:36275:4
GUID (UUID V4):
c171eb5a-df15-4bf8-922f-85d88e9c4605
Ref.: Cooper, J.R. (1960) Some geologic features of the Pima mining district, Pima County, Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1112-C, p. 63-103, 1 sheet, scale 1:31,680.
Keith, Stanton B. (1974), Arizona Bureau of Geology & Mineral Technology, Geological Survey Branch Bull. 189, Index of Mining Properties in Pima County, Arizona: 138 (Table 4).
Niemuth, N.J. & K.A. Phillips (1992), Copper Oxide Resources, Arizona Department of Mines & Mineral Resources Open File Report 92-10: 13 (Table 1).
USGS Twin Buttes Quadrangle topo map.
Arizona Bureau of Mines file data.
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10026764, MRDS ID #M000125; and, Dep. ID #10234499, MAS ID #0040190402.
A former small underground Pb-Ag-Cu-Au mine located in West-central sec. 12, T.17S., R.12E. (Twin Buttes 15 minute topo map), 1 mile SE of San Xavier on private land. Produced 1912-1918. Owned/operated by James Pemberton.
Mineralization is relatively weak and spotty replacement ore of partly oxidized lead and minor copper minerals along a fault contact of Paleozoic limestone and Cretaceous sedimentary beds.
Workings include tunnel operations. Worked intermittently from 1912 to 1918, producing some 100 tons of 6% Pb, 22 oz. Ag/T and minor Cu & Au.
List of minerals for each chemical element
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10026764 |
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- Sierra Madre OccidentalMountain Range
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