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Allbright

Past Producer in Gilpin county in Colorado, United States with commodity Gold
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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. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10191036
MAS/MILS ID 0080470018
Record type Site
Current site name Allbright

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.51449, 39.80029 (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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Gilpin

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 003 S 073 W 12 C N2SW Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.51449, 39.80029
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 0M
    Width 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 UNKNOWN
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1859

Mining district

District name Central City

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Shey Rayfield And Co.
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1973

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 500M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Mining Method OTHER OPEN STOPE METHODS
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK FISSURED WITH MODERATE WATER
    Rock Characteristics ONE SYSTEM OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING MAY BACK SLAB
    Mine Support Chars. POST, HEADBOARD, CAPS, ROOF BOLTS
    Avg. Length of Adits (m) 150
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1974

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REF: MAS FILE OWN/ OP; SHEY RAYFEILD & C

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-JUN-1985 Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative Colorado resources

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