Cherokee Mine

The Cherokee Mine is a mine located in Gilpin county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,507 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

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Site Name

Primary: Cherokee Mine

Commodity

Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Zinc

Location

State: Colorado
County: Gilpin
District: Central City

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

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Queen Mineral Ranch Mining Co.
Percent: 100.0
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: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Uraninite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): THE LAST KNOWN OWNER OF THE CHEROKEE MINE WAS THE QUEEN MINE RANCH MINING COMPANY WHICH IS CONTROLLED BY THE MERCANTILE C AND TRUST COMPANY,721 LOCUST ST. ST. LOUIS 1, MISSOURI ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN BACKUP FILE SAMPLES FROM THE MINE ASSAYED FROM 0.40 TO 1.97% U308

References

Reference (Deposit): MINE MAP REPO # 407476, MAS FILE OWN/ QUEEN MINERAL MINING

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