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Found alongside
Scheelite
Mohs 4.5–5. Tungsten mineral that glows blue-white under shortwave UV. Mindat
206 sites
Copper
Mohs 2.5–3. Native copper is soft and turns green as it weathers. Mindat
87 sites
Quartz
Mohs 7. Six-sided points; smoky quartz is NH’s state gem. Mindat
74 sites
Gold
Mohs 2.5–3. Soft, heavy and bright yellow; it doesn’t tarnish. Mindat
74 sites
Pyrite
Mohs 6–6.5. Brassy “fool’s gold,” often cubic. Mindat
74 sites
Silver
Mohs 2.5–3. Native silver tarnishes black. Mindat
70 sites
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
By county
Pima County (49) · Cochise County (44) · Mohave County (30) · Yavapai County (30) · Pinal County (17) · Gila County (16) · La Paz County (8) · Maricopa County (7) · Santa Cruz County (4) · Graham County (1)
Sites (first 60)
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Leadville Group | Lead, Silver, Copper | Anglesite, Galena, Scheelite | Producer | 31.937, -109.231 |
| Blue Jay Mine | Silver | Argentite, Cerargyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Scheelite | Past Producer | 31.876, -110.794 |
| Johnson Mine | Copper | Aurichalcite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Malachite, Molybdenite, Powellite, Pyrite, Scheelite, Sphalerite, Tenorite, Wollastonite | Producer | 32.110, -110.064 |
| Standard Tungsten Mine | Barium-Barite, Tungsten | Barite, Scheelite | Past Producer | 31.861, -109.960 |
| Jewell Ann Group | Tungsten | Barite, Scheelite, Siderite | Occurrence | 32.833, -113.774 |
| Silver Dollar Claims | Tungsten, Barium-Barite | Barite, Scheelite, Wolframite | Occurrence | 32.078, -111.953 |
| Black Pearl Mine | Tungsten | Bismuthinite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Scheelite, Silver, Specularite, Wolframite | Past Producer | 34.688, -113.035 |
| Blue Bell Group | Lead, Copper, Silver, Gold, Tungsten | Bismuthinite, Huebnerite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Scheelite | Past Producer | 35.058, -113.837 |
| White Pearl Prospect | Tungsten | Bismutite, Pyrite, Scheelite, Sphalerite, Vanadinite | Producer | 34.465, -112.498 |
| Harper Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Tungsten | Bornite, Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Pyrite, Scheelite, Silver | Producer | 31.398, -110.353 |
| 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 |
| Helvetia East | Copper, Silver | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Cuprite, Malachite, Pyrite, Azurite, Molybdenite, Tenorite, Gold, Scheelite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 31.833, -110.759 |
| 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 |
| Daily Group | Copper | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Scheelite | Producer | 32.473, -110.730 |
| Las Guias Mine Group | Tungsten | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Huebnerite, Pyrite, Scheelite, Sphalerite, Wolframite | Past Producer | 31.833, -111.417 |
| Republic Mine | Zinc, Copper | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Scheelite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 32.090, -110.060 |
| Unnamed Prospects | Copper, Silver, Tungsten | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Scheelite | Past Producer | 32.029, -110.051 |
| 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 |
| Rainbow Group | Tungsten | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Scheelite, Wolframite | Past Producer | 33.360, -110.990 |
| Campo Bonito Group | Tungsten | Cerussite, Scheelite, Wulfenite | Past Producer | 32.552, -110.727 |
| Middlemarch Mine | Copper, Zinc, Silver, Gold | Chalcanthite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, Malachite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Scheelite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 31.878, -109.949 |
| Westlake Prospect | Tungsten | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Hematite, Pyrite, Scheelite, Silver, Wolframite | Past Producer | 33.301, -110.859 |
| Laxton Property | Tungsten, Copper | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Molybdenite, Scheelite, Sphalerite, Wolframite | Occurrence | 35.081, -113.855 |
| Copper World Mine | Copper | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Malachite, Molybdenite, Powellite, Scheelite, Wollastonite | Past Producer | 31.861, -110.768 |
| Elephant Butte Mine | Tungsten | Chalcocite, Copper, Scheelite | Producer | 33.334, -111.278 |
| Hilton Tungsten Claims | Tungsten | Chalcocite, Galena, Malachite, Powellite, Scheelite | Past Producer | 31.889, -110.621 |
| Geesman Group | Copper, Tungsten | Chalcocite, Scheelite | Producer | 32.476, -110.733 |
| Tarr Property | Tungsten | Chalcocite, Scheelite, Wolframite | Past Producer | 32.727, -110.713 |
| Korn Kob Mine | Tungsten, Molybdenum, Copper | Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Malachite, Molybdenite, Powellite, Scheelite, Tenorite | Past Producer | 32.387, -110.578 |
| Maudina Mine | Tungsten | Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Scheelite, Vanadinite, Wulfenite | Past Producer | 32.552, -110.728 |
| Buena Vista | Tungsten, Feldspar | Chalcopyrite, Feldspar, Gold, Hematite, Limonite, Malachite, Powellite, Pyrite, Scheelite | Producer | 33.978, -112.534 |
| Williams Mine | Tungsten | Chalcopyrite, Fluorite, Huebnerite, Pyrite, Scheelite, Wolframite | Past Producer | 34.819, -113.445 |
| Bobtail Mine | Copper, Gold, Silver | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Huebnerite, Pyrite, Scheelite, Silver, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 33.273, -110.864 |
| Samsel Mine | Tungsten | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Scheelite, Silver, Wolframite | Past Producer | 33.278, -110.892 |
| Reef Mine | Tungsten, Silver, Gold | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Scheelite, Silver | Producer | 31.427, -110.288 |
| Austin Mine | Tungsten, Gold | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Scheelite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 32.196, -109.521 |
| Donna Anna Veins | Tungsten | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Huebnerite, Powellite, Pyrite, Scheelite | Past Producer | 32.097, -110.077 |
| Holland Mine | Silver, Copper, Zinc, Lead | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Molybdenite, Powellite, Pyrite, Quartz, Scheelite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 31.371, -110.696 |
| Silver Bell Prospect | Lead, Tungsten, Copper | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Scheelite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 32.189, -109.423 |
| Swede Mine | Tungsten | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Scheelite, Sphalerite, Wolframite | Past Producer | 33.361, -110.992 |
| King Ainsworth Group | Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Powellite, Scheelite | Past Producer | 31.977, -109.185 |
| Black Gold Mine | Tungsten | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Scheelite, Sphalerite, Wolframite | Past Producer | 31.695, -111.384 |
| Climax Mine | Tungsten | Chalcopyrite, Gold, Hematite, Limonite, Malachite, Powellite, Pyrite, Scheelite | Producer | 33.989, -112.541 |
| Little San Domingo Mine | Tungsten | Chalcopyrite, Gold, Hematite, Limonite, Malachite, Powellite, Pyrite, Scheelite | Occurrence | 33.943, -112.563 |
| Boriana Mine | Tungsten | Chalcopyrite, Gold, Hematite, Molybdenite, Scheelite, Silver, Wolframite | Past Producer | 34.938, -113.916 |
| Broad Top Mine | Copper, Silver | Chalcopyrite, Gold, Malachite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Scheelite, Silver | Past Producer | 31.852, -110.758 |
| Primos Group | Tungsten | Chalcopyrite, Huebnerite, Pyrite, Scheelite | Past Producer | 32.067, -110.089 |
| Clark Prospect | Tungsten | Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Scheelite, Wolframite | Occurrence | 33.356, -110.991 |
| Bull Canyon Group | Tungsten | Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Scheelite, Wolframite | Past Producer | 34.949, -113.907 |
| C & H Mine Group | Copper | Chalcopyrite, Powellite, Pyrite, Scheelite | Past Producer | 31.937, -110.714 |
| Taylor X Claims | Tungsten | Chalcopyrite, Scheelite | Producer | 32.480, -110.760 |
| Silver Strike Mine | Lead, Silver | Chalcopyrite, Scheelite, Sphalerite | Producer | 32.182, -109.493 |
| Coyote Hole Claims | Tungsten | Chalcopyrite, Scheelite, Wolframite | Producer | 32.083, -111.954 |
| Lost Mine Prospect | Tungsten | Chalcopyrite, Scheelite, Wolframite | Past Producer | 34.523, -113.533 |
| Olea Prospect | Tungsten | Chalcopyrite, Scheelite, Wolframite | Past Producer | 34.522, -113.537 |
| Independence Group | Tungsten | Chrysocolla, Limonite, Malachite, Scheelite | Past Producer | 31.933, -111.687 |
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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.
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