Gold Hill

The Gold Hill is a molybdenum, tungsten, lead, silver, and gold mine located in Gunnison 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

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Site Name

Primary: Gold Hill
Secondary: Mammoth
Secondary: Bonton
Secondary: Ida May
Secondary: Hubnerite

Commodity

Primary: Molybdenum
Primary: Tungsten
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold

Location

State: Colorado
County: Gunnison
District: Quartz Creek Dist.

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
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

Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: HUBNERITE MINE ASSAYED 2.52% WO3 IN 1943

Materials

Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Huebnerite

Comments

Comment (Production): BONTON ALSO PRODUCED A FEW TONS OF MOS2 AT 1 TO 3% MOS2; ITEMS 9-10: BONTON MINE, ALSO PB = 2500 LBS, AU = 0.13 OZ, IN 1913-1922; ITEM 8: MOLYBDENITE MINE, 1943, SAMPLE FROM VEIN ASSAYED 0.81% MOS2

References

Reference (Deposit): 1960 DIREXPL AMA

Reference (Production): DING & ROBINSON, 1957

Reference (Deposit): DINGS, M. & ROBINSON, C., 1957, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE GARFIELD QUAD; COLO.: USGS PROF. PAPER 289

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