The Mizpah Gold Mine is a lead, zinc, gold, and silver mine located in Chaffee county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,199 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
Elevation: 9,199 Feet (2,804 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc, Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 38.86528, -105.99194
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Mizpah Gold Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mizpah Gold Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Colorado
County: Chaffee
District: Trout Creek Pass Area
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Mosquito Range, Arkansas Valley Graben
Type: L
Description: Nnw-Trending Faults, Trout Creek Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Ore: Silver
Comments
Comment (Location): ON HILL ABOVE TROUT CREEK AND OLD RAILROAD GRADE. ACROSS SMALL INTERMITTENT STREAM FROM CHUBB PARK ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: SEDIMENTARY BEDS DIP 75, SOME OF W. SECTION IS COVERED BY MG. PORPHYRY SILL. ORE AT SHALE PORPHYRY CONTACT
References
Reference (Deposit): SCOTT, G.R., TAYLOR, R.B., EPIS, R.C., WOBUS, R.A., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PUEBLO 10 X 20 QUADRANGLE, SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1022, 1:250,000.
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 1,64
Reference (Deposit): USBM MINERAL EXAM. FILE
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