| Deposit ID | 10113054 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M002167 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0040030156 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hand |
| Alternate or previous names | Kasper Tunnel, Gray Tunnel, Blacksmith Tunnel, Hilltop Mine, Rhem Tunnel |
| Related records | 10102442 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.28984, 31.98543 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1951 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
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)
Willcox Playa(hydrologic unit)
San Pedro-Willcox(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle 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 | 016 S | 030 E | 32 | SE | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Cadmium | Tertiary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Molybdenum | Secondary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Tungsten Critical | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -109.28984, 31.98543 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1881 |
| Year of first production | 1881 |
| District name | California District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Piedmont Mines Inc, Queen Mining Co |
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | American Zinc, Lead, And Smelting Co. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040030156 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M002167 | MAS references MRDS |
ADDNL HOLDINGS IN T16S R30E SEC 33-34 AND T17S R30E SEC 3-4
KEITH S B 1973 ARIZ BUR MINES BULL 187 P 52
BADGER S S 1911 ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL APRIL P. 663
BRITTAIN R L 1954 UNPUBLISHED U OF ARIZ MASTERS THESIS
PAPKE K G 1952 UNPUBLISHED U OF ARIZ MASTERS THESIS
BROWN S D 1993 USBM OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 12-93
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | HILLTOP MINE CONSISTS OF 4 MAJOR LEVELS, 3 ARE CONNECTED, OVER 5 5 MILES OF UNDERGROUND WORKINGS. ORE SHOOTS OCCUR IN PERMIAN SEDIMENTARY ROCKS CONTROLLED MAINLY BY HIGH-ANGLE SHEAR FAULTS. FOUR MAJOR DEPOSIT TYPES: 1) CHIMNEY OR IRREGULAR REPLACEMENT 2) VEIN, 3) BEDDING REPLACEMENT, AND 4) SECONDARY OR OXIDIZED ONE PRODUCTION FIGURE FOR ENTIRE CALIFORNIA DISTRICT FOR 1902- 1954 GIVES 28,000 SHORT TONS OF ORE AND CONCENTRATES YIELDING 290 OZ GOLD, 117,000 OZ SILVER, 4,035 SHORT TONS LEAD, 582 SHORT TONS ZINC, AND 176 SHORT TONS COPPER. BY FAR THE MAJORITY OF THIS PRODUCTION CAME FROM THE HILLTOP MINE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 08-JUL-93 | ADMR/Brown | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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