The Hilltop Extension Mine is a lead and silver mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,600 feet.
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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: 5,600 Feet (1,707 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 31.9881, -109.29860
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Hilltop Extension Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hilltop Extension Mine
Secondary: Lilly and Whale Groups
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Molybdenum
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: California District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Calumet Divide Mining Co
Owner Name: Arizona Monte Cristo Mining Co
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
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 (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.
References
Reference (Deposit): COCHISE HEAD QUAD
Reference (Deposit): RUSTLER PARK QUAD
Reference (Deposit): ADDNL HOLDINGS IN T16S R30E SE1/4 SEC 28
Reference (Deposit): KEITH S B 1973 ARIZ BUR MINES BULL 187 P 52
Reference (Deposit): BROWN S D 1983 USBM OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 12-93 P 86
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