The Hilltop is a silver mine located in Park county, Colorado at an elevation of 11,998 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: 11,998 Feet (3,657 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 39.2139, -106.17420
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Hilltop MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hilltop
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Colorado
County: Park
District: Horseshoe Basin 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: Leadville Crp.
Company ID: 501572
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1995
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1869
Discovery Year: 1869
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
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 (Ownership): OWNER:LEADVILLE CORPORATION, P.O. BOX 933, 2160 HIGHWAY 24, LEADVILLE, CO., 80461, (719) 486-0722
References
Reference (Deposit): MINE MAP REPO #402590 #403245 #403249
Reference (Deposit): MINERALS PROPERTY FILE
Reference (Deposit): REF:BLOOM, D.N., 1965, GEOLOGY OF THE HORSESHOE DISTRICT
Reference (Deposit): AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE HILLTOP MINE, PARK COUNTY,
Reference (Deposit): COLORADO, COLO. SCHOOL OF MINES, PHD. THESIS T-1019.
Reference (Deposit): MSHA.DBF, 1995.
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