The Mill Gulch Mine is a copper mine located in Park county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,999 feet.
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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: 8,999 Feet (2,743 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 38.70639, -105.56833
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Mill Gulch Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mill Gulch Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Colorado
County: Park
District: Guffey (Freshwater) District .
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Owner Name: Margaret Davidson
Home Office: Pueblo, Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1932
Year Last Production: 1932
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Thirtynine Mile Volcanic Field, Guffey Volcanic Center
Type: L
Description: Currant Creek Fault And Related Nw-Trending Faults
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Spinel
Gangue: Cordierite
Gangue: Clinozoisite
Gangue: Sphene
Gangue: Apatite
Gangue: Tremolite
Gangue: Diopside
Gangue: Magnetite
Gangue: Anthophyllite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Sillimanite
Comments
Comment (Location): AT THE HEAD OF MILL GULCH
Comment (Production): NO GOLD OR LEAD AT THIS MINE ALTHOUGH IT IS REPORTED FROM NEARBY MINES.
Comment (Workings): OLD SHAFT WAS INACCESSIBLE BY 1932
References
Reference (Deposit): LOVERING AND GODDARD 1950 GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE FRONT RANGE, COLO. USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 223 P. 69.
Reference (Deposit): HEINRICH, E.W., 1981, PRECAMBRIAN TUNGSTEN AND COPPER-ZINC SKARN DEPOSITS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: CGS RESOURCE SERIES 21, 115 P.
Reference (Deposit): EPIS, R.C., WOBUS, R.A. AND SCOTT, G.R., 1979, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE BLACK MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE, FREMONT AND PARK COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1195, 1:62,500.
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