The Preston Gold Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Custer county, Colorado at an elevation of 7,999 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: 7,999 Feet (2,438 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 38.15139, -105.45083
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Preston Gold Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Preston Gold Mine
Secondary: Bismuth
Secondary: Chloride
Secondary: Mother
Secondary: Major
Secondary: Dr. Emma
Secondary: Judge
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Colorado
County: Custer
District: Silver Cliff 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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Year First Production: 1903
Year Last Production: 1907
Discovery Year: 1902
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
Form: Breccia Pipe
Structure
Type: R
Description: Rosita Volcanic Center, Wet Mtns
Type: L
Description: Concentric Faults And Fractures
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Strongly Argillized
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Argentite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Illite
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATIONS FIGURED FROM CENTER OF SECTION ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)
Comment (Development): PRODUCED AVERAGE 100 TONS/MONTH
Comment (Workings): SHAFT, DRIFTS, CROSS CUTS, RAISES
References
Reference (Deposit): SHARP, W.N., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SILVER CLIFF AND ROSITA VOLCANIC CENTERS, CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1081, 1:24,000.
Reference (Deposit): COLORADO DIVISION MINES, 1981, INSPECTION RECORDS
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