The Atlantic-#691 is a mine located in Gilpin county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,101 feet.
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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: 9,101 Feet (2,774 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 39.83, -105.49250
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Atlantic-#691 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Atlantic-#691
Commodity
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Colorado
County: Gilpin
District: Central City
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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: Fee Ownership
Type: Patented
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Nancy Mcdonald 11908 Morrow N. E. Albuquerque N. M. 87112
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: New Mexico
Info Year: 1976
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Unknown
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1878
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: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): MINE WAS WORKED UP TO ABOUT 1935 THERE WAS EXTENSIVE EXPLORATION IN 1971-BUT NO ACTIVITY AS Y
References
Reference (Deposit): OWN/ PATRICK MEAGHER; REF: MAS FILE
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