Miller Tunnel

The Miller Tunnel is a mine located in Clear Creek 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: Miller Tunnel

Commodity

Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Vanadium

Location

State: Colorado
County: Clear Creek
District: Central City

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: Located Claim

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Mr. Loren Rosenbury
Home Office: Ohio
Info Year: 1975

Production

Year: 1940
Time Period: 1908, 28, 1933-35, 39, 40
Mined: 157.470 mt
Material type: ore

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: 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

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Unknown: Torbernite
Unknown: Limonite
Unknown: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Deposit): RADIOACTIVITY IS 3-4 X BACKGROUND. ASSAY VALUES .001-.014 % U. THE 7-1/2 MINUTE USGS MAP FOR THE AREA IS IDAHO SPRINGS.

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS Bull 1032b, p. 113

Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 63, p. 334

Reference (Deposit): DATA FROM PRR-1625, EXAMINED IN 1952.

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