The Hilton Creek Mine is a gold mine located in Mono county, California at an elevation of 10,000 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 10,000 Feet (3,048 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 37.5247, -118.76940
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Hilton Creek Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hilton Creek Mine
Secondary: Phelps Mine
Secondary: Silver Star
Secondary: John Muir Wilderness
Secondary: Hilton Creek Tungsten Deposit
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Tungsten
Location
State: California
County: Mono
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Martin Trost Associates
Company ID: 404461
Home Office: P. O. Box 7214, Mammoth Lakes, Ca
Info Year: 1981
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): MSHA LOCATION: UNSURVEYED SECTION 11, T 5S, R 29E
References
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 2-81, 1981, TABLE 1,
Reference (Deposit): NO. 8, P. 13.
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