The Copper Hill is a copper mine located in La Plata county, Colorado at an elevation of 10,000 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
Elevation: 10,000 Feet (3,048 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 37.4003, -108.07250
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Copper Hill MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Copper Hill
Secondary: Copper Hill Tunnel #1
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Palladium
Tertiary: Platinum
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Colorado
County: La Plata
District: La Plata District
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
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Workings
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Ownership
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Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Navajo Section
Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
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Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
Comment (Deposit): A FEW TENS OF THOUSANDS OF TONS OF COPPER ORE CONTAINING GOLD, SILVER, AND PLATINUM GROUP ELEMENTS. ORE HOSTED NEAR PERIPHERY OF SYENITE STOCK. IRREGULAR CHIMNEY OF HIGH- GRADE ORE.
References
Reference (Deposit): BOM OPENFILE RPT MLA 2-92
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