The Carrol Mine is a gold, copper, silver, lead, and zinc mine located in Gilpin county, Colorado.
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:
Commodity: Gold, Copper, Silver, Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 39.80806, -105.52722
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Carrol Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Carrol Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Tertiary: Uranium
Location
State: Colorado
County: Gilpin
District: Central City
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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
Year: 1955
Time Period: 1954-1955
Mined: 62.000 mt
Material type: ore
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Unknown
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: Sphalerite
Unknown: Uraninite
Unknown: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): INFORMATION FROM PRR-1848, DATED 1953. RADIOACTIVITY: AVERAGE 125XBG. ALL MINE WORKINGS WERE THEN IN POOR REPAIR. MINERALI OCCURS IN A TERTIARY VEIN. THE AREA IS COVERED BY THE 7-1/2 USGS MAP, CENTRAL CITY.
References
Reference (Deposit): REF: MAS FILE
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