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Prize Mine

Producer in Gilpin county in Colorado, United States with commodities Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Silver
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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. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Production statistics
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10107871
MRDS ID D003042
Record type Site
Current site name Prize Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.52281, 39.79305 (WGS84)
Elevation 2743

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 003S 073W 11 Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.52281, 39.79305
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Central City

Production statistics

  • Year 1939
    Period 1911-1939
    Material ore
    Ore mined 917.27mt
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Silver Silver 38381.69g
    Minor Gold Gold 16142.7g
    Major Copper Copper 503.94mt
    Major Zinc Zinc 5072.52mt

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1978 Hasler, J. William U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative Colorado resources

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