The Highland and El Capitan group is a gold and silver mine located in Park county, Colorado.
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Highland and El Capitan group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Highland and El Capitan group
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Colorado
County: Park
District: Alma District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Porphyry
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Tertiary
Name: Schist
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Ordovician
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Cambrian
Name: Orthoquartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Proterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Development): Little work has been done to develop the property. (Sunshine files)
Comment (Geology): Many veins cross the property and the quartzite itself has been mineralized.
Comment (Location): Claim group is on east flank of Mount Lincoln along Putnam Gulch, about 4-1/2 miles NNE of Alma, in secs 14, 15, 22, 23, T 8 S, R 78 W.
Comment (Reserve-Resource): Optimistic and dated estimates based on few samples are of little current value. (Sunshine files)
References
Reference (Deposit): Sunshine Mining Co. Colorado exploration files, unpublished data, Colorado Geological Survey.
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