The Continental Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Saguache county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,239 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: 9,239 Feet (2,816 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 38.3525, -106.93222
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Continental Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Continental Mine
Secondary: Continental
Secondary: Iron Clad
Secondary: Minnehaha
Secondary: King
Secondary: Oro
Secondary: Summit
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Colorado
County: Saguache
District: Domingo (Vulcan) 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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Patrick O'Fallon
Home Office: Gunnison, Co.
Years: 1932 -
Owner Name: Owen O'Fallon, C.E. Lyman, And B.M. Lyman
Home Office: Gunnison, Co.
Years: 1932 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1932
Discovery Year: 1901
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: Gunnison Uplift; San Juan Volcanic Field
Type: L
Description: Gunnison Gold Belt
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated 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
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1932 ORE SHIPMENT ASSAYED 1.28 OZ/TON AU, 0.05 OZ/TON AG, 1.2% FE, 0.4%
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Commodity): MILS CITES PB AND ZINC OCCURRING BUT THESE ARE UNVERIFIED
Comment (Location): ON HILLSIDE 0.35 MILE WEST OF SOUTH BEAVER CREEK AND 0.7 MILE NW OF MIDLAND MINE. CLAIM GROUP EXTENDS INTO SECS. 2 AND 12 ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1976
Comment (Production): COLO. DIV. MINES RECORDS 46-TON ORE SHIPMENT IN 1932 ASSAYING 1.28 OZ/TON AU, 0.05 OZ/TON AG
Comment (Workings): APPROX. 400 FT SOUTH OF 85-FT-DEEP SHAFT ARE OLDER CROSS-CUT AND DRIFT TUNNELS EXTENDING ABOUT 150 FT TO NE. 100 FT NORTH OF SHAFT ARE 40-FT-LONG OPEN CUT AND 45-FT DRIFT ON VEIN THAT HAS PRODUCED ORE. OTHER OPEN CUTS AND SHORT TUNNELS TOTAL ABOUT 250 FT IN EXTENT
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT REPORTEDLY IS A FISSURE VEIN. GEOLOGIC MAP SHOWS NO FAULTS IN MINE AREA BUT A TUNNEL ENTRY DRIVEN NW ALONG CONTACT BETWEEN METABASALT UNIT AND LARGE GRANITIC DIKE ABOUT 400 TO 750 FT WIDE ON OUTCROP AND TRENDING N 50 W. GRANITE FOLIATION TRENDS N 37 W, 70 SW. METABASALT FOLIATION IN AREA TRENDS GENERALLY N 40 TO 60 W, 60 TO 80 SW. MINERALIZATION COULD BE ASSOCIATED WITH BRECCIATION OR SLIPPAGE ALONG WALLS OF INTRUSION
References
Reference (Deposit): HEDLUND, D.C., AND OLSON, J.C., 1975, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE POWDERHORN QUADRANGLE, GUNNISON AND SAGUACHE COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-1178
Reference (Deposit): BLM MINERAL SURVEY MS 12592 AND 13410
Reference (Deposit): COLO. DIV. MINES INSPECTORS REPT. 10/21/32
Reference (Deposit): OLSON, J.C., STEVEN, T.A., AND HEDLUND, D.C., 1975, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SPRING HILL CREEK QUADRANGLE, SAGUACHE COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP MF-713
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