Commodities
PrimaryLead, Zinc, Silver
SecondaryCopper, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Model72: Polymetallic replacement
Deposit sizeY
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Silver, Smithsonite, Sphalerite
GangueBarite, Calcite, Pyrite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Leadville Dolomite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10016202
MRDS IDDC00680
Alternate namesHill Top Mine, Sherman-Hilltop Property, Last Chance Lode
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.21388, -106.17478
References
BMC RECORD DATA FILEBehre, C. H., Jr., 1953, Geology and ore deposits of the west slope of the Mosquito Range (Colorado): U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 235, 176 p.Bloom, D. N., 1965, Geology of the Horseshoe district and ore deposits of the Hilltop mine, Park County, Colorado: Golden, Colorado School of Mines, Ph.D. dissertation, 211 p.Johansing, R. J., and Thompson, T. B., 1990, Geology and origin of Sherman-type deposits, central Colorado: Economic Geology Monograph 7, p. 367-394.Tschauder, R. J., Landis, G. P., and Noyes, R. R., 1990, Late Mississippian karst caves and Ba-Ag-Pb-Zn mineralization in central Colorado: Part I. Geologic framework, mineralogy, and cave morphology: Economic Geology Monograph 7, p. 308-338.MINE MAP REPO #402590 #403245 #403249MINERALS PROPERTY FILEMSHA.DBF, 1995.CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 9,64DMEA 1463, 4572; OME 6615Sunshine Mining Co. Colorado exploration files, unpublished data, Colorado Geological Survey.