Tom Thumb Mine

The Tom Thumb Mine is a gold mine located in Routt county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,442 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: Tom Thumb Mine  

State:  Colorado

County:  Routt

Elevation: 8,442 Feet (2,573 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 40.8353, -106.97780

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Tom Thumb Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Tom Thumb Mine
Secondary: Cap Smith Hill


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Colorado
County: Routt
District: Hahns Peak


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Wyoming Basin


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Deposit): SEVERAL SMALL WORKINGS, INCLUDING SHORT CAVED ADITS, NEAR BASE OF CAP SMITH HILL, ON BOTH SIDES OF WILLOW CREEK. SILICIFIED SANDSTONE OR PORPHYRY EXPOSED AT MOST WORKINGS.


References

Reference (Deposit): Neubert, J. T., 1994, Mineral appraisal of Routt National Forest, Colorado: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open File Report MLA 13-94, 64 p., appendicies. (Samples 159-164)


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