Phillips Mine

The Phillips Mine is a gold mine located in Park county, Colorado at an elevation of 10,886 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

Name: Phillips Mine  

State:  Colorado

County:  Park

Elevation: 10,886 Feet (3,318 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 39.2778, -106.12690

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Phillips Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Phillips Mine
Secondary: Bckskn Joe
Secondary: Buckskin Joe Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc


Location

State: Colorado
County: Park
District: Alma 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

Type: Patented


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Col-Oro Crp.
Company ID: 500574
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1995

Owner Name: C. Jordan, J. Harvey, W. Broderick
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1975


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1860
Discovery Year: 1860
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: Gold
Unknown: Zincite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): INFORMATION FROM PRR-2315, DATED 1951. RADIOACTIVITY: 5XBG A THE MINE WAS AN EARLY GOLD PRODUCER. CURRENTLY WITH 7000 FT. MINE WORKINGS, THE MINE WAS PRODUCING 100 TON/MONTH OF ORE A ING 22% ZN, AT THE TIME OF THE PRR REPORT. RADIOACTIVITY OCC SAWATCH QUARTZITE AND PEERLESS SHALE (FAULTING) IN TERTIARY


References

Reference (Deposit): MSHA.DBF, 1995


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