RockWoofCheck access before you go. Most sites listed here are old mines, quarries or prospects, and many are on private land or active mining claims. Get the landowner's permission, check the rules of the agency that manages any public land, and never enter mine workings. Locations are approximate.
Found alongside
Garnet
Mohs 6.5–7.5. Usually deep red, round many-faced crystals. Mindat
112 sites
Copper
Mohs 2.5–3. Native copper is soft and turns green as it weathers. Mindat
77 sites
Pyrite
Mohs 6–6.5. Brassy “fool’s gold,” often cubic. Mindat
66 sites
Silver
Mohs 2.5–3. Native silver tarnishes black. Mindat
61 sites
Quartz
Mohs 7. Six-sided points; smoky quartz is NH’s state gem. Mindat
57 sites
Gold
Mohs 2.5–3. Soft, heavy and bright yellow; it doesn’t tarnish. Mindat
54 sites
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
By county
Pima County (32) · Cochise County (17) · Greenlee County (12) · Maricopa County (9) · Santa Cruz County (8) · Mohave County (8) · Yavapai County (7) · Graham County (6) · Gila County (4) · Pinal County (4) · Apache County (3) · Yuma County (2)
Sites (first 60)
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Dominion Mine | Copper | Actinolite, Alunite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, Psilomelane, Sphalerite, Wad | Past Producer | 33.415, -110.791 |
| Iron Reef Prospect | Silver, Zinc, Lead | Actinolite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Cuprite, Galena, Magnetite, Malachite, Pyrite, Specularite | Past Producer | 32.970, -110.325 |
| Picacho View Mine | Feldspar | Albite, Allanite, Beryl, Galena, Hemimorphite, Lepidolite, Microcline, Molybdenite, Molybdite, Sphalerite, Wulfenite | Past Producer | 33.968, -112.562 |
| Outpost Mine | Bismuth, Feldspar | Albite, Anglesite, Bismuth, Bismuthinite, Bismutite, Cassiterite, Chrysocolla, Columbite, Cuprite, Molybdenite, Pyrrhotite, Silver, Tantalite, Vanadinite, Wulfenite | Producer | 33.984, -112.561 |
| North Morning Star Mine | Lithium, Feldspar | Amblygonite, Lepidolite, Spodumene | Producer | 33.954, -112.573 |
| Quartzite Mountain | Garnet, Gemstone | Andradite, Garnet | Past Producer | 33.042, -110.355 |
| Dripping Springs Mountains Garnet | Garnet, Wollastonite | Andradite, Wollastonite | Occurrence | 33.060, -110.749 |
| Saddle Mountain Group | Gold, Silver | Anglesite, Argentite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Pyrargyrite, Pyrite, Silver, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 33.035, -110.686 |
| Black Dike Mine | Uranium | Anglesite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Fluorite, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Malachite, Pitchblende, Psilomelane, Pyrolusite, Sphalerite, Uraninite, Wulfenite | Past Producer | 31.928, -111.282 |
| Hilltop Mine | Lead, Copper, Molybdenum, Zinc | Anglesite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Psilomelane, Pyrite, Pyrolusite, Scheelite, Silver, Smithsonite, Sphalerite, Wulfenite | Past Producer | 31.986, -109.290 |
| Curtin Or Humphrey Mine | Lead, Zinc | Anglesite, Hemimorphite, Smithsonite | Past Producer | 33.061, -110.777 |
| Simplot Mine | Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Argentite, Chalcopyrite, Digenite, Galena, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 31.386, -110.699 |
| Rare Metals Mine | Beryllium, REE, Uranium | Beryl, Bismutite, Euxenite, Fergusonite, Gadolinite, Monazite, Yttrotantalite | Past Producer | 34.799, -113.525 |
| Western Beryl Prospect | Beryllium | Beryl, Chrysoberyl | Occurrence | 36.665, -114.027 |
| Morning Star Prospect | Feldspar | Beryl, Muscovite | Past Producer | 33.953, -112.574 |
| Columbia Mine | Lead, Copper, Zinc, Tungsten | Bismuth, Copper, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | 31.945, -109.228 |
| Tohono | Copper Oxide, Copper Sulfide | Bornite, Brochantite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Cuprite, Diopside, Galena, Garnet, Goethite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tenorite, Tremolite | Producer | 32.517, -111.901 |
| Mineral Hill Mine | Copper, Silver | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Galena, Magnetite, Malachite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Scheelite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite, Tenorite, Tetrahedrite, Wollastonite, Wulfenite | Past Producer | 31.987, -111.088 |
| Bonanza Mine | Copper | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Malachite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Scheelite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 32.003, -111.512 |
| Tip Top Mine | Copper | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Cuprite, Malachite, Molybdenite, Pyrite | Past Producer | 31.870, -110.794 |
| Helvetia East | Copper, Silver | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Cuprite, Malachite, Pyrite, Azurite, Molybdenite, Tenorite, Gold, Scheelite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 31.833, -110.759 |
| Cuprite Mine | Copper, Silver | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Galena, Malachite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 31.928, -110.710 |
| Mission Mine | Silver, Molybdenum, Copper | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Cubanite, Galena, Hematite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Scheelite, Sphalerite, Chrysocolla, Tennantite | Producer | 31.992, -111.064 |
| Leader Mine | Copper, Molybdenum | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Molybdenite, Powellite, Scheelite, Sphalerite, Wollastonite | Past Producer | 31.860, -110.770 |
| Mammoth Mine | Zinc, Copper | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Malachite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 32.110, -110.077 |
| Standard Prospect | Copper, Zinc, Molybdenum | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Powellite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 32.066, -110.041 |
| Atlas Mine | Zinc, Copper | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Wollastonite | Past Producer | 32.430, -111.547 |
| Republic Mine | Zinc, Copper | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Scheelite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 32.090, -110.060 |
| Bonanza Mine | Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 31.373, -110.687 |
| Copper Glance Mine | Copper | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 31.897, -111.055 |
| Keystone Mine | Copper, Zinc | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Scheelite, Silver, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 32.093, -110.058 |
| St. George Claim | Copper, Zinc | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Scheelite, Sphalerite | Producer | 32.091, -110.059 |
| Peabody Mine | Copper, Silver | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 32.116, -110.066 |
| Metcalf Mines | Copper | Brochantite, Chalcanthite, Chalcocite, Covellite, Cuprite, Malachite, Molybdenite, Pyrite | Past Producer | 33.114, -109.361 |
| Copper Mountain Mine | Copper | Brochantite, Chalcanthite, Chalcocite, Cuprite, Pyrite | Producer | 33.076, -109.368 |
| Shannon Mine | Copper | Brochantite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Cuprite, Malachite, Pyrite | Past Producer | 33.120, -109.361 |
| Humboldt Mine | Copper | Brochantite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Malachite, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 33.079, -109.367 |
| Middlemarch Mine | Copper, Zinc, Silver, Gold | Chalcanthite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, Malachite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Scheelite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 31.878, -109.949 |
| Cobre Grande Mine. | Copper, Lead | Chalcanthite, Chalcopyrite, Tenorite | Past Producer | 32.976, -110.292 |
| Morenci Mine | Copper | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Andradite, Argentite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Stromeyerite, Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Covellite, Cuprite, Gold, Malachite, Galena | Producer | 33.089, -109.354 |
| Copper Point Prospect | Silver, Copper | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Pyrite | Producer | 31.894, -110.616 |
| Arizona Central Mine | Copper | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Cuprite, Goslarite, Magnetite, Malachite, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Producer | 33.077, -109.369 |
| Longfellow Mine | Copper, Kaolin | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Cuprite, Kaolin, Kaolinite, Malachite, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Producer | 33.085, -109.359 |
| Detroit Mine | Copper | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Cuprite, Malachite, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 33.077, -109.365 |
| Copper Queen Mine | Copper | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Cuprite, Marcasite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 31.899, -111.058 |
| Pauline Mine | Lead, Copper, Silver | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Silver, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 31.925, -110.697 |
| North Silver Bell Mine | Copper | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Pyrite | Past Producer | 32.441, -111.533 |
| Yavapai Mine | Copper | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 33.086, -109.361 |
| Centurion Mine | Copper | Chalcocite, Chrysocolla, Malachite | Past Producer | 32.053, -110.051 |
| Hilton Tungsten Claims | Tungsten | Chalcocite, Galena, Malachite, Powellite, Scheelite | Past Producer | 31.889, -110.621 |
| Reward Mine | Copper | Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Galena, Malachite | Producer | 32.601, -112.047 |
| New York Mine | Lead, Copper, Silver | Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Galena, Malachite, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 31.933, -110.725 |
| Buena Vista | Tungsten, Feldspar | Chalcopyrite, Feldspar, Gold, Hematite, Limonite, Malachite, Powellite, Pyrite, Scheelite | Producer | 33.978, -112.534 |
| Abril Mine | Zinc, Copper, Lead | Chalcopyrite, Ferrimolybdite, Galena, Gold, Molybdenite, Silver, Sphalerite, Wollastonite | Producer | 31.908, -109.992 |
| California - Grasshopper Prospects | Lead, Zinc, Copper, Silver | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 31.377, -110.701 |
| Manzanita Mine | Zinc, Lead, Copper, Silver | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 31.375, -110.717 |
| Midnight Mine | Copper, Gold | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Lead, Sphalerite | Producer | 33.072, -109.308 |
| Unnamed Prospect 97-18 | — | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 32.267, -111.135 |
| Belmont Mine | Zinc, Lead | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Sphalerite | Producer | 31.368, -110.696 |
| Holland Mine | Silver, Copper, Zinc, Lead | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Molybdenite, Powellite, Pyrite, Quartz, Scheelite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 31.371, -110.696 |
Back to Rockhounding in Arizona.
How we built this page: we counted named sites in the USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) for this area, left out sand, gravel, crushed stone, clay pits and unnamed sites, grouped them by Census county, and linked every site to its USGS record. We did not visit these sites, and MRDS does not tell you who owns the land or whether collecting is allowed.
Source: USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS). USGS ceased systematic updates to MRDS around 2011, so status and details may be out of date. Each site links to its USGS record.
Updated