The Gold Hill is a molybdenum, tungsten, lead, silver, and gold mine located in Gunnison county, Colorado.
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
Elevation:
Commodity: Molybdenum, Tungsten, Lead, Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 38.68333, -106.48333
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Gold Hill MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold Hill
Secondary: Mammoth
Secondary: Bonton
Secondary: Ida May
Secondary: Hubnerite
Commodity
Primary: Molybdenum
Primary: Tungsten
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Colorado
County: Gunnison
District: Quartz Creek Dist.
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: HUBNERITE MINE ASSAYED 2.52% WO3 IN 1943
Materials
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Huebnerite
Comments
Comment (Production): BONTON ALSO PRODUCED A FEW TONS OF MOS2 AT 1 TO 3% MOS2; ITEMS 9-10: BONTON MINE, ALSO PB = 2500 LBS, AU = 0.13 OZ, IN 1913-1922; ITEM 8: MOLYBDENITE MINE, 1943, SAMPLE FROM VEIN ASSAYED 0.81% MOS2
References
Reference (Deposit): 1960 DIREXPL AMA
Reference (Production): DING & ROBINSON, 1957
Reference (Deposit): DINGS, M. & ROBINSON, C., 1957, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE GARFIELD QUAD; COLO.: USGS PROF. PAPER 289
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