The Gold Brick, Quartz Creek, Box Canyon district is a gold mine located in Gunnison county, Colorado.
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Mine Info
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Gold Brick, Quartz Creek, Box Canyon district MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold Brick, Quartz Creek, Box Canyon district
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Colorado
County: Gunnison
District: Gold Brick
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1959
Time Period: 1880-1959
Mined: 200000.000 mt
Material type: Keith Long estimate
Deposit
Record Type: District
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): Crawford, R. D., and Worcester, P. G., 1916, Geology and ore deposits of the Gold Brick district, Colorado: Colorado Geological Survey Bulletin 10, 116 p.
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