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Hilton Mine

Hilton Mine is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Hilton Mine rather than just read about it. In short: The Hilton Mine is a zinc, lead and silver mine in northwestern Queensland, Australia, approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi) north of the Mount Isa Mines. The mineralization is in the same grey dolomitic Urquhart Shale as the Mount Isa Mines deposit and a similar diagenesis is posited.

Key takeaways

Hilton Mine belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Hilton Mine to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Hilton Mine from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

The Hilton Mine is a zinc, lead and silver mine in northwestern Queensland, Australia, approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi) north of the Mount Isa Mines. The mineralization is in the same grey dolomitic Urquhart Shale as the Mount Isa Mines deposit and a similar diagenesis is posited. It is one of five "supergiant" zinc, lead and silver mineralized deposits that have been found in the Mount Isa Inlier, six if one counts the high silver deposit at Cannington. In 1947, geologists working for Mount Isa Mines discovered the deposit and named it Hilton after Charlie Hilton, who, at the time, was the Mount Isa Mines manager. Metal prices were too low for the original start up planned for 1969, so the Hilton Mine began production in 1989, and by 1998 production was slowed in favour of the George Fisher Mine located two km further north, as well as because the most accessible ore had been mined. As of 2002, additional mining at the Hilton Mine is in abeyance pending conditions at the George Fisher Mine.

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Hilton Mine

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Hilton Mine claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Hilton Mine before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Hilton Mine ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Hilton Mine

In research: Hilton Mine appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Hilton Mine in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Hilton Mine is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1989 establishments in Australia, Australia geography stubs, Lead mines in Queensland, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Hilton Mine outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Hilton Mine in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Hilton Mine means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Hilton Mine out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Hilton Mine in simple terms?

Why does Hilton Mine matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Hilton Mine?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Hilton Mine.