The American Mill is a gold, lead, and silver mine located in Park county, Colorado at an elevation of 11,201 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 11,201 Feet (3,414 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 39.28278, -106.14139
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American Mill MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: American Mill
Secondary: Record Mill
Secondary: Alma-American Mill
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: 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: Alma American International Corp.
Company ID: 570102
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1993
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Processing Plant
Mining Method: Unknown
Milling Method: Flotation
Year First Production: 1933
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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Development): The mill has been dismantled.
Comment (Location): South side of Mosquito Creek, about 4 miles west of Alma, in the SW/4 NW/4 sec 8, T 9 S, R 78 W.
References
Reference (Deposit): MSHA.DBF, 1995.
Reference (Deposit): PARK COUNTY, 1943.
Reference (Deposit): BUREAU OF MINES, WAR MINERALS REPORT 194, ALMA DISTRICT,
Reference (Deposit): USGS CLIMAX QUAD, 7.5 MIN SERIES.
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