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Carrol Mine

Unknown in Gilpin county in Colorado, United States with commodities Uranium, Gold, Copper, Silver, Lead, Zinc
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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. Land status
  13. Production statistics
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10191184
MAS/MILS ID 0080470045
Record type Site
Current site name Carrol Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -105.52781, 39.80805 (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 11 Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Tertiary
Gold Primary
Copper Primary
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown
Uraninite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) Biotitic gneiss, schist, and migmatite
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Secondary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SILICIFICATION
    Date of Last Modification 780921

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Central City

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Production statistics

  • Year 1955
    Period 1954-1955
    Material ore
    Ore mined 62mt
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc Zinc 56767
    Major Lead Lead 52905
    Major Silver Silver 1714
    Major Copper Copper 843
    Major Gold Gold 55
    Trace Uranium Uranium 349

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REF: MAS FILE

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit INFORMATION FROM PRR-1848, DATED 1953. RADIOACTIVITY: AVERAGE 125XBG. ALL MINE WORKINGS WERE THEN IN POOR REPAIR. MINERALI OCCURS IN A TERTIARY VEIN. THE AREA IS COVERED BY THE 7-1/2 USGS MAP, CENTRAL CITY.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Minecom U.S. Bureau of Mines
Updater 15-JUN-0007 Melton, Greg U.S. 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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