Forest Hill - Goldfield

The Forest Hill - Goldfield is a lead, silver, gold, zinc, and copper mine located in Gunnison county, Colorado at an elevation of 10,738 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

Name: Forest Hill - Goldfield

State:  Colorado

County:  Gunnison

Elevation: 10,738 Feet (3,273 Meters)

Commodity: Lead, Silver, Gold, Zinc, Copper

Lat, Long: 38.91667, -105.63333

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Forest Hill - Goldfield MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Forest Hill - Goldfield


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper


Location

State: Colorado
County: Gunnison
District: Tincup


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

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Ownership

Not available


Production

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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

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

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Comments

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References

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