Oxhide Mine (Lower Ox Hide Mine; Upper Ox Hide Mine; Schultze Mine; Schultze group), Miami, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Globe-Miami Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Oxhide Mine (Lower Ox Hide Mine; Upper Ox Hide Mine; Schultze Mine; Schultze group) | Mine |
| Miami | - not defined - |
| Miami-Inspiration Mining District | - not defined - |
| Globe-Miami Mining District | Mining District |
| Gila County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 23' 8'' North , 110° 55' 26'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Miami | 1,783 (2017) | 5.3km |
| Top-of-the-World | 231 (2011) | 7.5km |
| Claypool | 1,538 (2011) | 8.1km |
| Central Heights-Midland City | 2,534 (2011) | 10.3km |
| Globe | 7,396 (2017) | 12.8km |
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Gila County Gem & Mineral Society | Miami, Arizona | 5km |
A former surface and underground Cu-Ag mine located on 16 unpatented claims (1943), in the S½ (W½ ?; SE¼ ?) sec. 34, T1N, R14E (Inspiration 7.5 minute topo map), ½ mile SE of Needle Mountain summit, N bank of Needle Creek, about 2.7 miles SW of Miami, on private land. Discovered in 1894. Produced 1929-1984. Operators included Mr. David L. Kuck; Mr. Ralph Henderson; Alma; Eva; and Mr. Ed Schultze; O.L. Cross, and the Inspiration Consolidated Mining Co. Open-pit working began in 1968. Open pit operations began in 1967 at two pits. Upper Oxhide pit work ended in 1974; lower Oxhide open pit was still in operation (1982) heap leaching for copper. Called the Schultze Mine 1929 to 1962 with minor sporadic production and some leaching in 1961. Cyprus acquired Inspiration Consolidated Copper in July, 1988. Owned by the Cyprus Miami Mining Corp. (1988). NOTE: Alternate coordinates provided in mRDS file #10234066: 110°54'44"W, 33°22'48"N.
Mineralization is a deposit hosted in the Precambrian Pinal Schist and Schultze Granite. The ore zone is 540 meters long, 540 meters wide and 60 meters thick. Ore is disseminated in the granite and also some in the adjacent schist, and near the contact. Most ore is low-grade.
Workings include small tunnels and shafts, one 200 foot long tunnel, one 100 foot deep shaft, and small open cuts prior to 1943. Production began on a vein deposit, later was turned into 2 large open pits. In 1981, the production rate was approximately 12,500 short tons/day of sulfide ore.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| ⓘ Cuprite Formula: Cu2O |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Tenorite Formula: CuO |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
| ⓘ | Tenorite | 4.AB.10 | CuO |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| O | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Tenorite | CuO |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Cu | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Tenorite | CuO |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10046313 |
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Oxhide Mine, Miami, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Globe-Miami Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA