Golden Crest Mine

The Golden Crest Mine is a gold mine located in Summit county, Colorado.

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

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Site Name

Primary: Golden Crest Mine
Secondary: Gold Crest

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Beryllium

Location

State: Colorado
County: Summit
District: Tenmile - Kokomo

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: Occurrence
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

Not available

Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

Ore: Beryl

Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): UNEXPLORED PEG. ON GOLD MINE PROPERTY

Comment (Deposit): BE OCCURS IN PEGMATITE, AU OCCURS IN VEIN.

Comment (Workings): ADITS

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: PEG. 1000 FT. LONG WITH 1 TO 2 FT BERYL CRYSTALS (LOW-GRADE)

Comment (Deposit): THIS RECORD DUPLICATED MRDS # DC03974. THE TWO RECORDS WERE COMBINED AND RECORD # DC03974 WAS DELETED.

Comment (Location): ADDITIONAL LOCATION: 39-24-45N, 106-07-58W

References

Reference (Deposit): WILSON, ANNA B., AND LAROCK, EDWARD J., 1991, ASCII DATABASE FOR PRINCIPAL LODE MINES AND MINERALIZED AREAS IN SOUTHERN SUMMIT COUNTY, COLORADO, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 91-0027A AND B, 22 P. AND ONE DISKETTE.

Reference (Deposit): WILSON, ANNA B., AND LAROCK, EDWARD J., IN PRESS, MINERALIZED AREAS AND PRINCIPAL LODE MINES IN SOUTHERN SUMMIT COUNTY, COLORADO, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-2163, SCALE 1:50,000.

Reference (Deposit): MIN. COM. FILES MICROFILM DOC. NO. 12, 706

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 8,65

Reference (Deposit): SINGEWALD, Q.D., 1951, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE UPPER BLUE RIVER AREA, SUMMIT COUNTY, COLORADO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 970, 74 P.

Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1942, TENMILE MINING DISTRICT, COLORADO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (UNCLASSIFIED MAP), SCALE: 1:12,000.

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