The Phillips Mine is a gold mine located in Park county, Colorado at an elevation of 10,886 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: 10,886 Feet (3,318 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 39.2778, -106.12690
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Phillips Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Phillips Mine
Secondary: Bckskn Joe
Secondary: Buckskin Joe Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Colorado
County: Park
District: Alma 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
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Col-Oro Crp.
Company ID: 500574
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1995
Owner Name: C. Jordan, J. Harvey, W. Broderick
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1975
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1860
Discovery Year: 1860
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
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Zincite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): INFORMATION FROM PRR-2315, DATED 1951. RADIOACTIVITY: 5XBG A THE MINE WAS AN EARLY GOLD PRODUCER. CURRENTLY WITH 7000 FT. MINE WORKINGS, THE MINE WAS PRODUCING 100 TON/MONTH OF ORE A ING 22% ZN, AT THE TIME OF THE PRR REPORT. RADIOACTIVITY OCC SAWATCH QUARTZITE AND PEERLESS SHALE (FAULTING) IN TERTIARY
References
Reference (Deposit): MSHA.DBF, 1995
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