| Deposit ID | 10046198 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M241042 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hilltop Extension Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Lilly & Whale Groups |
| Related records | 10186041 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.26342, 31.99096 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1658 |
| Relative position | 1 MILE E AND NE OF HILLTOP MINE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cochise(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Rustler Park(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Chiricahua Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Douglas(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
San Simon(hydrologic unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Coronado National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Cochise |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 016S | 030E | 28,34 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Molybdenum | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Escabrosa Limestone;Lower Naco Group |
| Rock description | Escabrosa Limestone;Lower Naco Group |
| (1) | -109.26342, 31.99096 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Nw Trending Paleozoic Beds Dip 40-45w In This Area |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | California District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Hilltop Extension Mining Co., Arizona Monte Cristo Mining Co., Calumet Divide Mining Co. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M241042 |
KEITH, S B, 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P 52.
SABINS, 1957, GSA BULL, V. 68, P. 1315
CIMRI
KEITH, 1973, ARIZ BUR OF MINES BULL 187.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE IN QUARTZ VEINS AND IN PYROMETASOMATIC DEPOSITS IN SILICIFIED AND TILTED LIMESTONES CUT BY INTRUSIVES. |
| Deposit | RECORD INFORMATION ALSO SUPPLIED BY ABGMT |
| Deposit | THE HILLTOP EXTENSION IS AN AREA OF CLAIMS EAST OF THE HILLTOP MINE FOR WHCH PRODUCTION WAS REPORTED SEPARATELY. DEPOSITS ARE SLIGHTLY HIGHER IN THE SECTION THAN AT THE HILLTOP MINE. THIS RECORD CONTAINS DATA FROM DUPLICATE RECORD D011802 OF C.E. SEANOR AND RON WORL WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MRDS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1980 | Zigler, Jan L. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1982 | Gest, Don E. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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