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Hilltop Mine Group

Prospect in Curry county in Oregon, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097282
MRDS ID M061853
Record type Site
Current site name Hilltop Mine Group
Alternate or previous names Hamaker
Related records 10225852

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -123.81672, 42.22065 (WGS84)
Elevation 1189

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Curry(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Josephine Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Grants Pass(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Medford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Chetco(hydrologic unit)

Southern Oregon Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Oregon-Washington Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Kalmiopsis Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oregon Curry

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
038S 010W 36 Oregon

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • VALUES ARE ERRATIC

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result SELECTED VEIN SAMPLE ASSAYED 0.44 OZ/TON AU
Result TRACE AG.

Nearby scientific data

(1) -123.81672, 42.22065
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form VEINLETS AND STRINGERS
    Strike N55E
    Dip 60SE

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Contact

Comments on the geologic information

  • MINERALIZATION CONSISTS OF SMALL QUARTZ VEINLETS IN THIN ZONE OF METASEDIMENTARY ROCK EXPOSED ALONG A CONTACT BETWEEN SERPENTINE AND GREENSTONE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Siskiyou National Forest

Comments on the workings information

  • 22 FOOT ADIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RAMP, L. AND OTHERS, 1977, GEOLOGY, MINERAL RESOURCES AND ROCK MATERIAL OF CURRY COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 93, P. 39

  • Deposit

    RAMP, L., 1975, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCE OF THE UPPER CHETCO DRAINAGE AREA, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 88, P. 32

  • Deposit

    RAMP, L., AND OTHERS, 1977, GEOL, MINERAL RESOURCES AND ROCK MATERIAL OF CURRY CONTY OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 93, P. 39.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1978 Smith, Roscoe M. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAR-1981 Ferns, Mark L. (Brooks, Howard C.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-1993 Gray, Jerry J. Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries

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