Mill Gulch Mine

Past Producer in Park county in Colorado, United States with commodities Copper, Zinc, Silver
Sections on this page
  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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10010873
MRDS ID D004913
Record type Site
Current site name Mill Gulch Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.56891, 38.70639 (WGS84)
Elevation 2743

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Park(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Thirtyone Mile Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Pikes Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Pueblo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Arkansas Headwaters(hydrologic unit)

Upper Arkansas(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Arkansas(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Park

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 15S 73W 33 E2 OF NW Colorado

Comments on the location information

  • AT THE HEAD OF MILL GULCH

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Anthophyllite Gangue
Apatite Gangue
Calcite Gangue
Clinozoisite Gangue
Cordierite Gangue
Diopside Gangue
Magnetite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Sillimanite Gangue
Sphene Gangue
Spinel Gangue
Tremolite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Quartz Diorite Of Boulder Crek Age
    Rock description Quartz Diorite Of Boulder Crek Age
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Rock unit name Migmatitic Gneiss Idaho Springs Formation
    Rock description Migmatitic Gneiss Idaho Springs Formation
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Skarn (Tactite)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.56891, 38.70639

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Thirtynine Mile Volcanic Field, Guffey Volcanic Center
Type of structure Local
Structure description Currant Creek Fault And Related Nw-Trending Faults

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Wall Rock Controll

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1932
Year of last production 1932

Mining district

District name Guffey (Freshwater) District .

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Margaret Davidson
    Home office Pueblo, Co.

Comments on the production information

  • NO GOLD OR LEAD AT THIS MINE ALTHOUGH IT IS REPORTED FROM NEARBY MINES.

Comments on the workings information

  • OLD SHAFT WAS INACCESSIBLE BY 1932

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1980 Foord, Suzann C U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUN-1982 Collins, Donna B. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative Colorado resources

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