The G Claims is a mine located in Eagle county, Colorado at an elevation of 7,625 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: 7,625 Feet (2,324 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 39.5867, -106.73390
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G Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: G Claims
Secondary: Blue-Bell, Lady Bell and Adjoinin
Commodity
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Colorado
County: Eagle
District: Brush Creek Area
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: Anaconda Lead And Silver Co.
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1975
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Malachite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Roscoelite
Unknown: Azurite
Unknown: Cerargyrite
Unknown: Chalcocite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): INFORMATION FROM PRR-1768, DATED 1951. RADIOMETRIC ANOMALIES 14 X BG. MINE WORKINGS THEN CONSISTED OF: 3500-FT. OF DRIFT FT. OF SHAFTS, 500 FT. OF WINSES AND RAISES, 25 FT, OF TRENC THE CLAIMS WERE THEN CONTROLLED BY ANACONDA LEAD AND SILVER 1717 EAST COLFAX, DENVER, CO.
References
Reference (Deposit): MAS OCT 1976 FILE
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