Hamilton Mine

The Hamilton Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Costilla county, Colorado at an elevation of 11,581 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: Hamilton Mine
Secondary: Courthouse Vein System

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Bismuth
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Tellurium

Location

State: Colorado
County: Costilla
District: Blanca 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

Owner Name: Mt. Blanca Gold Mining Co.
Years: 1901 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
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

Model Name: Polymetallic veins

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: R
Description: Sierra Blanca Massif, Rio Grande Rift Zone, Ft. Garland Embayment

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Mafic Intrusive Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mesoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Hessite
Ore: Altaite

Comments

Comment (Location): EXACT LOCATION UNCERTAIN; COULD BE WEST SLOPE OF HAMILTON PEAK. SECTIONS GIVEN ARE PROJECTED INTO UNSURVEYED LAND GRANT. LAT-LONG GIVEN IS WEST QUARTER-CORNER SEC. 6 ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)

Comment (Commodity): ORIGINALLY CALLED VANDIESTITE BUT LATER DISCREDITED

Comment (Workings): TWO TUNNELS, 450 AND 250 FT LONG, CONNECTED BY WINZE

References

Reference (Deposit): VANDERWILT, J.W., 1947, MINERAL RESOURCES OF COLORADO: COLO. MINERAL RESOURCES BD., P. 31

Reference (Deposit): ECKEL, E.B., 1961, USGS BULL. 1114, P. 322-323.

Reference (Deposit): HENDERSON, C.W., 1926, MINING IN COLORADO--A HISTORY OF DISCOVERY, DEVELOPMENT, AND PRODUCTION: USGS P-138, P. 110

Reference (Deposit): COLORADO DIV. MINES MINE MGR. REPT., 1902, P. 115

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