Highland and El Capitan group

The Highland and El Capitan group is a gold and silver mine located in Park 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

Name: Highland and El Capitan group  

State:  Colorado

County:  Park

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 39.34694, -106.08694

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Highland and El Capitan group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Highland and El Capitan group


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead


Location

State: Colorado
County: Park
District: Alma District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Porphyry
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Tertiary

Name: Schist
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Mississippian

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Ordovician

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Cambrian

Name: Orthoquartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Proterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Development): Little work has been done to develop the property. (Sunshine files)

Comment (Geology): Many veins cross the property and the quartzite itself has been mineralized.

Comment (Location): Claim group is on east flank of Mount Lincoln along Putnam Gulch, about 4-1/2 miles NNE of Alma, in secs 14, 15, 22, 23, T 8 S, R 78 W.

Comment (Reserve-Resource): Optimistic and dated estimates based on few samples are of little current value. (Sunshine files)


References

Reference (Deposit): Sunshine Mining Co. Colorado exploration files, unpublished data, Colorado Geological Survey.


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