| Deposit ID | 10117782 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0080190021 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Empress |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.57559, 39.73332 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2837 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Clear Creek(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Idaho Springs(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Denver West(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Denver(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Clear(hydrologic unit)
South Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)
South Platte(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Clear Creek |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 004 S | 073 W | 05 | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Autunite | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Torbernite | Unknown |
| Uraninite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -105.57559, 39.73332 |
|---|
| Thickness | 0.6M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depth to top | 38.1M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1948 |
| District name | Central City |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bill Renfro |
| ID | 500685 |
| Home office | Colorado |
| Year | 1974 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Attillio Napolitano |
| ID | 500685 |
| Home office | Colorado |
| Year | 1974 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0080190021 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 0500685 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0080190057 | from duplicate record for site |
REF:MAS, OWNER: ROBERT CARSWELL
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | INFORMATION FROM DMEA REPORT, DOCKET NO. 2782, DATED 1953. A TIME OF THE REPORT THERE HAD BEEN NO PRODUCTION FROM THE CLA WHICH WERE THEN CONTROLLED BY GOLD BAR MINES, INC., COLO. IN WINZE TO BE EXPLORED, SAMPLES ASSAYED .14% U308. THE CLAIMS THE 7-1/2 MINUTE MAP, IDAHO SPRINGS. INCLUDED IN THE DMEA RE ARE CLAIM, LOCATION, AND MINE MAPS. AT THE TIME OF THE REPOR DEVELOPMENT CONSISTED OF A 152-FT. ADIT AND 15-FT. OF WINZE. DMEA REPORT CONCLUDED ASSISTANCE BE LENT FOR REHABILITATION WINZE AND FOR THE SINKING OF ADDITIONAL WINZE. ACCORDING TO THE MOST RECENT CONTROLLER IS MTN. STATES URAN., OF COLO. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines | |
| Updater | 25-JUL-0007 | Melton, Greg | U.S. Geological Survey |
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