The Willis Gulch is a gold and silver mine located in Clear Creek county, Colorado.
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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.
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Willis Gulch MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Willis Gulch
Secondary: Druid
Secondary: Adudell
Secondary: Elkhorn
Secondary: Bertha
Secondary: Carcasonne
Secondary: Colfax
Secondary: Moose
Secondary: South Willis Gulch area
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Colorado
County: Clear Creek
District: Idaho Springs
Land Status
Land ownership: Unknown
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
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
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
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Silver
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): location approx. at middle of all the named mines included in this cluster record. Do not confuse with the record for the Willis Gulch shaft.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: FRONT RANGE MINERAL BELT, A NE TRENDING ZONE OF PORPHYRITIC INTRUSIVE ROCKS AND HYDROTHERMAL VEINS
References
Reference (Deposit): Moench and Drake, 1966, Economic geology of the Idaho Springs District, Clear Creek and Gilpin Counties, Colorado: USGS BULL. 1208, pl. 1, p. 7-13.
Reference (Deposit): Moench and Drake, 1966, Mines and prospects, Idaho Springs district, Clear Creek and Gilpin Counties, Colorado; descriptions and maps: USGS OFR 66-87.
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