The Crystal Hill Mine is a gold mine located in Saguache county, Colorado at an elevation of 7,999 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: 7,999 Feet (2,438 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 37.8433, -106.28420
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Crystal Hill Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Crystal Hill Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Colorado
County: Saguache
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
Owner Name: Draco Goldmines Inc.
Company ID: 503572
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1988
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Plant
Plant Type: Leach
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Epithermal vein, quartz adularia
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Environmental Factors): OTHER WASTE INCLUDES 16 DRUMS OF ASH AND DISCARDED CUPELS, AND TWO 30 GALLON DRUMS OF GREEN GLASSY SLAG. HYPALON LINER UNDER PAD WITH GEOTEXTILE COVER OVER CLAY BASE WITH A PERMEABILITY OF 2 X 10-8 CM/SEC AT 95% COMPACTION. THERE WAS MINE SITE ACTIVITY BEFORE 1940.
References
Reference (Deposit): REF: CRIB-USGS MIN RES OF COLO P
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