U S Mine, Hummingbird Spring, Hummingbird Springs, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| U S Mine | Mine |
| Hummingbird Spring | Spring |
| Hummingbird Springs | Wilderness Area |
| Osborn Mining District | Mining District |
| Maricopa County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 43' 18'' North , 113° 1' 35'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Deposit first discovered:
1942
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Aguila | 798 (2011) | 28.1km |
| Wintersburg | 136 (2011) | 36.1km |
| Wickenburg | 6,806 (2017) | 38.8km |
| Morristown | 227 (2017) | 40.1km |
| Wittmann | 763 (2011) | 46.4km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Wickenburg Gem and Mineral Society | Wickenburg, Arizona | 39km |
Mindat Locality ID:
63450
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:63450:9
GUID (UUID V4):
2942d468-bf14-4a75-ad7d-decd7bf48550
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
U.S. Mine; Big Horn Mine; Bighorn Mine; Furlough Mine; Hauxhurst Mine; Furlough Pat. claim 3286; General Grant Mine; Lead Dollar Mine; United States Copper Mine
Niemuth, N.J. (1987), Arizona Mineral Development 1984-1986, AZ Dept. Mines & Min. Resources Directory 29;
AZ Dept. Mines & Min. Resources (1989), Directory of active mines in Arizona, incorporating sand and gravel operations 1989-1990, AZ Dept. Of Mines & Min. Resources Directory;
Niemuth, N.J. & K.A. Phillips (1992), Copper Oxide Resources, AZ Dept. Mines & Min. Resources Open File Rept. 92-10: 10 (Table 1);
USGS 15 minute Big Horn Mountains topo. map;
Bur. Land Mgmt. plat 3286;
AZ Dept. Min. Resources (ADMR) General Grant file;
AZ Dept. Min. Resources (ADMR) U.S. file;
AZ Dept. Min. Resources (ADMR) "U" file; Yale Peabody GNIS database (NOTE: this database is derived from USGS 1:24,000 topographic map data);
MRDS files #10062143, 10210273 & 10161592.
A former surface and underground Cu-Pb-Au-Ag (trace) mine located in the NE¼ sec. 1, T.4N., R.8.W. (Big Horn Mountains 15 minute topo map). Discovered 1942. First production was 1987.
Mineralization includes secondary copper minerals.
Commodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.List of minerals for each chemical element
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
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