Carr Mine

The Carr Mine is a gold and gemstone mine located in Gilpin county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,799 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

Name: Carr Mine  

State:  Colorado

County:  Gilpin

Elevation: 8,799 Feet (2,682 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Gemstone

Lat, Long: 39.79361, -105.50056

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Satelite image of the Carr Mine

Carr Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Carr Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Gemstone
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper


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

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Ownership

Not available


Production

Year: 1910
Time Period: 1893-1910
Year: 1940
Time Period: 1902, 06-07, 10-11, 14-18, 34, 40
Mined: 8185.590 mt
Material type: ore


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1864
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

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): MINE MAP REPO # 408180 REF: USGS PROF PAPER 223 PLATE 3


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