The Colorado is a gold and silver mine located in Alaska.
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
Colorado MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Colorado
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Alaska
District: Hope District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Slate Cleavage Parallels On Dike
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Mafic Intrusive Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 2 FIVE FOOT CHIP SAMPLES, EACH ACROSS 5 FEET GAVE 0.05 AND 0.01 OZ/TON AU AND 0.2 OZ TON AG TWICE
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): DEPOSIT NUMBER IS THE MAP LOCATION NUMBER FROM MF-880A. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Deposit): FRACTURED FELSIC DIKE IS RECEMENTED BY QUARTZ STRINGERS, WHICH NOW COMPRISE 20% OF VOLUME OF DIKE. DIKE IS 5-6 FT WIDE. SOME SULFIDES IN DIKE AS WELL AS IN STRINGERS.
Comment (Workings): OPEN CUTS AND A SHORT TUNNEL
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 849-I, P. 516
Reference (Deposit): USGS MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES 880-A, LOCATION 45
Reference (Deposit): USGS OPEN FILE 80-621, P. 57
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