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Hilltop Extension Mine

Past Producer in Cochise county in Arizona, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, Molybdenum, Silver, Zinc
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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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10186041
MRDS ID M241042
MAS/MILS ID 0040030155
Record type Site
Current site name Hilltop Extension Mine
Alternate or previous names Lilly and Whale Groups
Related records 10046198

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -109.29924, 31.98823 (WGS84)
Elevation 1707
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Cochise

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 016 S 030 E 34 SW Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Secondary
Gold Secondary
Lead Primary
Molybdenum Secondary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -109.29924, 31.98823
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name California District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Arizona Monte Cristo Mining Co
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Calumet Divide Mining Co

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ADDNL HOLDINGS IN T16S R30E SE1/4 SEC 28

  • Deposit

    KEITH S B 1973 ARIZ BUR MINES BULL 187 P 52

  • Deposit

    BROWN S D 1983 USBM OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 12-93 P 86

  • Deposit

    RUSTLER PARK QUAD

  • Deposit

    COCHISE HEAD QUAD

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PATENTED CLAIMS, PERMISSION NOT GRANTED TO EXAMINE. VAGUE LOCATION DESCRIPTION GIVEN BY KEITH, 1973. UNDERGROUND WORKINGS OF UNKNOWN EXTENT. BASE METAL SULFIDES AND CARBONATES QUARTZ VEINS AND REPLACEMENT DEPOSITS IN SILICIFIED AND TILTED PALEOZOIC LIMESTONES CUT BY INTRUSIVES. FOUR HUNDRED SHORT TONS OF ORE SHIPPED INTERMITTENTLY FROM 1923 TO 1940. LEAD AND SILVER MAJOR COMMODITIES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 08-JUL-93 ADMR U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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Authoritative Arizona resources

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