| Deposit ID | 10022978 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | FS00590 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160590291 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hilltop Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Hilltop Nos 1 , 2 , 3 , and 4 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.3189, 44.4811 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lemhi(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Gilmore(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Borah Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Dubois(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lemhi(hydrologic unit)
Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Salmon-Challis National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Lemhi |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 013N | 026E | 01,02 | SESE (02) | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Manganese Critical | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Result | FS MIN EXAM 1959 PLUMB |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| (1) | -113.3189, 44.4811 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1943 |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Salmon National Forest |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | FS00590 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160590291 | data consolidated into this record |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | DU_173 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 8-88, 1988
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Over $200,000 worth of galena ore was shipped from this mine before mismanagement and litigation caused the mine to close. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1976 | Meier, M. Lorrie | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 26-SEP-1991 | Cather | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.