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Gold Chief Mine

Past Producer in Gilpin county in Colorado, United States with commodity Uranium
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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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10166747
MAS/MILS ID 0080470050
Record type Site
Current site name Gold Chief Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -105.54639, 39.84859 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Gilpin(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Central City(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)

Federal lands

Arapaho and Roosevelt 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 Gilpin

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 002 S 073 W 27 Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Copper Unknown
Gold Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -105.54639, 39.84859
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N45E
    Dip 45N
    Thickness 0.1M
    Length 0.3M
    Width 0.3M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Secondary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 PYRITIZATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 SILICIFICATION
    Strike And Dip N45E:45N
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Melvin Bowles
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    OWN/ MELVIN BOWLES

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit INFORMATION FROM PRR-1855, DATED 1952. RADIOACTIVITY: AVERAGE TO 25 TIMES BG. SAMPLES ASSAYED LOW, .001-.002% U308. MINE W : 1000 FT OF DRIFT PLUS STOPING AND WINZE WORK. THE MINE WAS LEASED TO M. BOWLES, 1200 CHESTNUT STREET, AURORA COLORADO. AREA IS COVERED BY THE 7-1/2 MINUTE MAP, CENTRAL CITY.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Minecom U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

External references

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Authoritative Colorado resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.