Hilltop Claim

The Hilltop Claim is a manganese mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 5,400 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

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Site Name

Primary: Hilltop Claim
Secondary: Black Horse Claim

Commodity

Primary: Manganese
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Sierra
District: Sierra Caballos District

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: J. B. Johnson And C.R. Buckelem
Home Office: Salem, N.M.
Years: 1960 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1945
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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

Form: IRREGULAR

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Ordovician

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Pyrolusite
Ore: Psilomelane
Gangue: Calcite
Unknown: Fluorite

Comments

Comment (Location): REPORTED TO BE LOCATED ABOUT 0.75 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE OLD CAMPSITE ON THE LORRAINE GROUP OF CLAIMS.

Comment (Production): THE DEPOSIT PRODUCED A SMALL AMOUNT OF SORTED MANGANESE ORE DURING WORLD WAR II.

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSITS OCCUR AS STRINGERS AND IRREGULAR PODS IN SEVERAL NORTHWEST-STRIKING FRACTURES. 1 UNPATENTED CLAIM.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1961 CONSISTED OF 2 OPENCUTS AND A 35 FT. INCLINED SHAFT WHICH WAS INACCESSIBLE.

Comment (Geology): FOR REGIONAL GEOLOGY SEE SIERRA CABALLOS DISTRICT.

References

Reference (Production): FARNHAM, L.L., 1961 P. 127

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): FARNHAM, L.L., 1961 USBM IC-8030, P. 127

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