Ontario, Key West, Boss, Gold Flake, Fair Fountain, Bondholder

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10018292
MRDS ID DC05168
Record type Site
Current site name Ontario, Key West, Boss, Gold Flake, Fair Fountain, Bondholder

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.96032, 39.48777 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position HUMBUG AND FARNCOMB HILLS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Summit(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Boreas Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bailey(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Denver(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Blue(hydrologic unit)

Colorado Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)

Colorado Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

White River National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Summit

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 06S 77W 35 Colorado

Comments on the location information

  • CLUSTER OF MINES ON HUMBUG AND FARNCOMB HILLS. BONDHOLDER: 39-29-10N, 105-57-30W; BOSS: 39-29-20N, 105-57-43W; FAIR: 39-29-18N, 105-57-28W; FOUNTAIN: 39-29-10N, 105-57-22W; GOLD FLAKE: 39-29-16N, 105-57-35W; KEY WEST: 39-29-19N, 105-57-48W; ONTARIO: 39-29-15N, 105-57-53W

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Gold Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.96032, 39.48777

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Breckenridge

Comments on the workings information

  • BONDHOLDER: ADIT, BOSS: ADIT, FAIR: ADIT, FOUNTAIN: SHAFT, GOLD FLAKE: ADIT, KET WEST: ADIT, ONTARIO: SHAFT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1973 Conservation Division Files U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-APR-1991 Wilson, Anna B. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative Colorado resources

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