American-Nettie

The American-Nettie is a gold mine located in Ouray county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,400 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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

Name: American-Nettie  

State:  Colorado

County:  Ouray

Elevation: 9,400 Feet (2,865 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 38.04605, -107.67195

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American-Nettie MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: American-Nettie


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Lead


Location

State: Colorado
County: Ouray


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: 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

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Pyrargyrite
Ore: Galena


Comments

Comment (Deposit): To eliminate duplicate records, Anna Wilson (USGS) merged the data from record 10107796, which should be deleted. Changed the commodities Cu, Pb, Zn, and Ag from trace commodities to minor. Record 10107796 listed them as major. 10107796 said Development Status was Producer, this record calls it a Past Producer.

Comment (Environment): Hydrologic unit code calculated 3-94 using GIS overlay analysis with 1:1000000 (est) scale federal ownership boundaries.


References

Reference (Deposit): MMR: 402635, 404500, 407382

Reference (Deposit): REF: COLO DIV MINES,SUMM OF MINING IND ACT 1958

Reference (Deposit): REF: QUAD


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