Babe of the Woods

The Babe of the Woods is a 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

Name: Babe of the Woods  

State:  Colorado

County:  Gilpin

Elevation:

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 39.5031, -105.29310

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Babe of the Woods MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Babe of the Woods


Commodity

Tertiary: Cadmium
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc


Location

State: Colorado
County: Gilpin
District: Mountain House


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: L. Schaffnit
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1973


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1876
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: Silver
Unknown: Gold


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): REF: MAS FILE


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