Capitol Central Mine

The Capitol Central Mine is a lead, zinc, silver, and gold mine located in Jefferson county, Colorado at an elevation of 7,598 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

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Site Name

Primary: Capitol Central Mine

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold

Location

State: Colorado
County: Jefferson
District: Malachite District

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

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: R
Description: Front Range Uplift, Denver Basin

Type: L
Description: Floyd Hill Fault Zone

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Trachyte
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Trachyte
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite

Comments

Comment (Location): NEAR BEAVER BROOK. MILS LISTING GIVES LOCATION AS R71W BUT GIVES LAT-LONG FOR SEC 07, T4S, R70W ON EVERGREEN QUAD. MINE AND PROSPECT SYMBOLS ON SQUAW PASS QUAD SUGGEST MORE LIKELY LOCATION. ELEV AND LAT-LONG GIVEN ARE FOR SHAFT IN W2 SW ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)

Comment (Deposit): NO AVAILABLE DESCRIPTION, BUT SQUAW PASS GEOLOGIC MAP SHOWS SINUOUS, NE-TRENDING BRANCH FAULT FROM FLOYD HILL FAULT ZONE CUTTING ACROSS FOLIATION OF INTERLAYERED FELDSPAR-RICH GNEISS, HORNBLENDE GNEISS, AND AMPHIBOLITE.

Comment (Workings): SHAFT AND PROSPECT PITS

References

Reference (Deposit): SHERIDAN, D. M., AND MARSH, S.P., 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SQUAW PASS QUADRANGLE, CLEAR CREEK, JEFFERSON, AND GILPIN COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-1337.

Reference (Deposit): SHERIDAN, D.M., AND OTHERS, 1972, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE EVERGREEN QUADRANGLE, JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-786-A.

Reference (Deposit): USBM MILS LISTING 0080590047

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