The Gold Hill Cumberland Pass is a molybdenum and tungsten mine located in Gunnison county, Colorado at an elevation of 11,699 feet.
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: 11,699 Feet (3,566 Meters)
Commodity: Molybdenum, Tungsten
Lat, Long: 38.68333, -106.48333
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Gold Hill Cumberland Pass MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold Hill Cumberland Pass
Commodity
Primary: Molybdenum
Primary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Colorado
County: Gunnison
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1918
Time Period: 1917-1918
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past 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: Granite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Huebnerite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Marmatite
Comments
Comment (Production): A FEW HUNDRED TONS OF SORTED MOLYBDENUM ORE CONTAINING 4.5 PERCENT OF MOS2 WERE ALSO PRODUCED IN 1917-18, (REF. NO. 1)
References
Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., UNPUBLISHED DATA.
Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE U.S., USGS MAP, MR-25.
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