Tip Top

Producer in Yavapai county in Arizona, United States with commodities Beryllium, Gold, Manganese, Silver, Tungsten
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10186073
MRDS ID M002345
MAS/MILS ID 0040251493
Record type Site
Current site name Tip Top
Alternate or previous names Golden Wonder Mines Inc
Related records 10109015

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -112.24654, 34.05286 (WGS84)
Elevation 975
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yavapai(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Black Canyon City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bradshaw Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Prescott(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Agua Fria(hydrologic unit)

Lower Gila-Agua Fria(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Gila(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Yavapai

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 008 N 001 E 10 C S2N2 Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Beryllium Critical Secondary
Gold Primary
Manganese Critical Secondary
Silver Primary
Tungsten Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) Early Proterozoic granitic rocks

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Tip Top Mining Co
    ID 202127
    Home office Missouri
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CLAIMS EXTEND INTO N2NESE AND NWNWSE OF SEC.10

  • Deposit

    BLACK CANYON CITY QUAD

  • Deposit

    BLM MINING DIST SHEET 2

  • Deposit

    YAVAPAI MAGAZINE MAY 1916 P 6-7 SHARLOT HALL MUSEUM PRESCOTT

  • Deposit

    AZ

  • Deposit

    DALE V B TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS IN GILA YAVAPAI AND MOHAVE CTYS

  • Deposit

    USBM 1C 8078 1961 P 29

  • Deposit

    ADMR TIP TOP MINES FILE

  • Deposit

    WILSON E D TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF AZ AZBM BULL 148 1941 P 23

  • Deposit

    LINDGREN W ORE DEPOSITS OF THE JEROME AND BRADSHAW MTN QUADS

  • Deposit

    USGS BULL 782 1926 P 179

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-FEB-1984 Admr U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 08/09/1983
MSHA mine ID0202127
Mine name (MSHA)Tip Top
Current operatorSanta Fe Mining
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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External references

Authoritative Arizona resources

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