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Gold Hill Mesa tailings

Past Producer in El Paso county in Colorado, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Bibliographic references
  9. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10311068
MAS/MILS ID 80410057
Record type Site
Current site name Gold Hill Mesa tailings
Alternate or previous names Golden Cycle Mill tailings

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -104.85612, 38.8325 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

El Paso(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Colorado Springs(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Colorado Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Pueblo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Fountain(hydrologic unit)

Upper Arkansas(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Arkansas(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado El Paso

Comments on the location information

  • A 400-acre site south of Fountain Creek and US Highway 24, and east of 21st Street, on the west side of Colorado Springs, in E/2 sec.14, T 14 S, R 67 W.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -104.85612, 38.8325
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Significant Yes

Comments on the production information

  • A gold mill processed ore from the Cripple Creek District from 1906 to 1949.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • Efforts to recover 362,000 oz. of gold from 12-14 million tons of tailings were reported; results from sampling and assays showed 0.04 oz/ton gold and 0.167 oz/ton silver. (US BuMines Minerals Yearbook, 1974-75). Later results showed 14.5 million tons at 0.04 oz/ton gold and >0.04 oz/ton silver. (US BuMines Minerals Yearbook, 1988, 1991).

Comments on development

  • Recent (2006) efforts to develop the site are reported. Plans to remediate and build a residential/mixed-use development on 210 acres are announced; apparently, no further plans to recover gold or other metals are planned.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    U.S. Bureau of Mines, 1974-75, 1988, 1991, The mineral industry of Colorado: U.S. Bureau of Mines Minerals Yearbook.

  • Development

    Colorado Springs information., at springsgov.com, csindy.com, and cityfeet.com, accessed from internet on 4/25/2006

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-APR-2006 Beach, Richard A. Colorado Geological Survey

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