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Carter-Raymond project

Past Producer in Gunnison county in Colorado, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10009720
MRDS ID D002854
Record type Site
Current site name Carter-Raymond project
Alternate or previous names Carter Mine, Raymond Mine, Chloride Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -106.58839, 38.61639 (WGS84)
Elevation 2804

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Gunnison(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Pitkin(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Gunnison(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Montrose(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Tomichi(hydrologic unit)

Gunnison(hydrologic accounting unit)

Gunnison(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Gunnison

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 050N 003E 12 Colorado

Comments on the location information

  • Project is about 19 miles ENE of Gunnison, on the east side of Gold Creek; in secs. 1, 12, 13, T 50 N. R 3 E; secs. 1, 12, 13, T 50 N, R 3-1/2 E; and secs. 5, 6, 7, 8, 18, and 19, T 50 N, R 4 E.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Lead Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Argentite Ore
Arsenopyrite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Electrum Ore
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Limonite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Sericite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Proterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Proterozoic
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Porphyry
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -106.58839, 38.61639
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Several NE-trending sulfide fissure veins dip to the west, range from inches to several feet in thickness, and can be traced for up to several thousand feet in length.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Gold Brick District

Comments on the production information

  • Incomplete records indicate production of about 30,000 oz. of gold and 200,000 oz. of silver. (Sunshine files)

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • In the 1980s, drilling, trenching and sampling of veins showed ore reserves of 7,525 tons (proven), 5,491 tons (indicated), 59,881 tons (potential), and 329,756 tons (inferred). (Sunshine files)

Comments on development

  • Two long crosscut adits, the Carter and the Raymond, extend for several thousand feet SE to cut numerous veins, and provide access for drainage and haulage.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COLO. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. NO 10

  • Deposit

    Sunshine Mining Co. Colorado exploration files, unpublished data, Colorado Geological Survey.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-77 Hasler, J. William U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 24-MAR-06 Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines
Updater 24-MAR-06 Beach, Richard A. Colorado Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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