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Hamilton Mine

Prospect in Costilla county in Colorado, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Bismuth, Lead, Tellurium
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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. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10087423
MRDS ID D006746
Record type Site
Current site name Hamilton Mine
Alternate or previous names Courthouse Vein System

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.48779, 37.55613 (WGS84)
Elevation 3530
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 9 MILES N 8 E FROM BLANCA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Costilla(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Blanca Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Blanca Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Trinidad(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

San Luis(hydrologic unit)

Rio Grande Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rio Grande Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Costilla

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 028S;028S;029S;029S 073W;072W;073W;072W 36;31;01;06 Colorado

Comments on the location information

  • EXACT LOCATION UNCERTAIN; COULD BE WEST SLOPE OF HAMILTON PEAK. SECTIONS GIVEN ARE PROJECTED INTO UNSURVEYED LAND GRANT. LAT-LONG GIVEN IS WEST QUARTER-CORNER SEC. 6 ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Bismuth Critical Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Tellurium Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ORIGINALLY CALLED VANDIESTITE BUT LATER DISCREDITED

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Altaite Ore
Gold Ore
Hessite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mesoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Rock unit name Hornblende Gneiss And Amphibolite;Metaquartzite
    Rock description Hornblende Gneiss And Amphibolite;Metaquartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Amphibolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.48779, 37.55613
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Sierra Blanca Massif, Rio Grande Rift Zone, Ft. Garland Embayment

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Blanca District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Mt. Blanca Gold Mining Co.
    First year 1901

Comments on the workings information

  • TWO TUNNELS, 450 AND 250 FT LONG, CONNECTED BY WINZE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1981 Schwochow, Stephen D. Colorado Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-1983 Schwochow, Stephen D. Colorado Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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Authoritative Colorado resources

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