Tip Top

The Tip Top is a gold, silver, and tungsten mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,199 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

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Site Name

Primary: Tip Top
Secondary: Golden Wonder Mines Inc

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Tungsten
Secondary: Beryllium
Secondary: Manganese

Location

State: Arizona
County: Yavapai

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

Type: Patented

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Tip Top Mining Co
Company ID: 202127
Home Office: Missouri
Info Year: 1979

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: 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

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Structure

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Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): CLAIMS EXTEND INTO N2NESE AND NWNWSE OF SEC.10

Reference (Deposit): BLACK CANYON CITY QUAD

Reference (Deposit): BLM MINING DIST SHEET 2

Reference (Deposit): YAVAPAI MAGAZINE MAY 1916 P 6-7 SHARLOT HALL MUSEUM PRESCOTT

Reference (Deposit): AZ

Reference (Deposit): DALE V B TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS IN GILA YAVAPAI AND MOHAVE CTYS

Reference (Deposit): USBM 1C 8078 1961 P 29

Reference (Deposit): ADMR TIP TOP MINES FILE

Reference (Deposit): WILSON E D TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF AZ AZBM BULL 148 1941 P 23

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN W ORE DEPOSITS OF THE JEROME AND BRADSHAW MTN QUADS

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 782 1926 P 179

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