The Gold Hill Mesa tailings is a gold mine located in El Paso county, Colorado.
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Gold Hill Mesa tailings MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold Hill Mesa tailings
Secondary: Golden Cycle Mill tailings
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Colorado
County: El Paso
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: tailings
Operation Type: Surface
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
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Comments
Comment (Location): A 400-acre site south of Fountain Creek and US Highway 24, and east of 21st Street, on the west side of Colorado Springs, in E/2 sec.14, T 14 S, R 67 W.
Comment (Production): A gold mill processed ore from the Cripple Creek District from 1906 to 1949.
Comment (Reserve-Resource): Efforts to recover 362,000 oz. of gold from 12-14 million tons of tailings were reported; results from sampling and assays showed 0.04 oz/ton gold and 0.167 oz/ton silver. (US BuMines Minerals Yearbook, 1974-75). Later results showed 14.5 million tons at 0.04 oz/ton gold and >0.04 oz/ton silver. (US BuMines Minerals Yearbook, 1988, 1991).
Comment (Development): Recent (2006) efforts to develop the site are reported. Plans to remediate and build a residential/mixed-use development on 210 acres are announced; apparently, no further plans to recover gold or other metals are planned.
References
Reference (Development): Colorado Springs information., at springsgov.com, csindy.com, and cityfeet.com, accessed from internet on 4/25/2006
Reference (Deposit): U.S. Bureau of Mines, 1974-75, 1988, 1991, The mineral industry of Colorado: U.S. Bureau of Mines Minerals Yearbook.
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