The Old Settler Mine & Tunnel is a gold and silver mine located in Clear Creek county, Colorado.
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Old Settler Mine & Tunnel MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Old Settler Mine & Tunnel
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Vanadium
Tertiary: Uranium
Location
State: Colorado
County: Clear Creek
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
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1937
Time Period: 1934-37
Mined: 153.530 mt
Material type: ore
Year: 1909
Mined: 5.900 mt
Material type: ore
Year: 1954
Mined: 27.550 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
Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Limonite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): RADIOACTIVITY MEASURES 2.5 TIMES BACKGROUND ASSAY VALUE OF .007% U THE 7-1/2 MINUTE USGS MAP FOR THE AREA IS CENTRAL CITY.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 63, p. 340
Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 66-87, p. 159
Reference (Deposit): DATA FROM PRR-1616, EXAMINED IN 1952
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