The Prize Mine is a lead, zinc, and copper mine located in Gilpin county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,999 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: 8,999 Feet (2,743 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc, Copper
Lat, Long: 39.79306, -105.52222
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Prize Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Prize Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Colorado
County: Gilpin
District: Central City
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1939
Time Period: 1911-1939
Mined: 917.270 mt
Material type: ore
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
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
Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF. PAPER 359 , P. 115 - 116
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