The Crist Mine is a copper, gold, and silver mine located in Larimer county, Colorado at an elevation of 6,959 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: 6,959 Feet (2,121 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 40.90972, -105.23972
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Crist Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Crist Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Colorado
County: Larimer
District: Red Mountain Area
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: Thompson, Charles E.
Home Office: Livermore
Years: 1920 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
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: Front Range Uplift, Sherman Batholith, Virginia Dale Ring-Dike Comp Lex
Type: L
Description: Red Mountain Syncline
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): SOUTH OF SHEEP MTN AND 1.5 TO 2 MILES EAST OF RED MOUNTAIN ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1980
Comment (Development): ONLY SAMPLE SHIPMENT OF ORE MADE
Comment (Workings): 65-FT-DEEP SHAFT
References
Reference (Deposit): COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPT.
Reference (Deposit): HUNTER, Z.M., 1955, GEOLOGY OF THE FOOTHILLS OF THE FRONT RANGE IN NORTHERN COLORADO: RMAG
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