Copenhagen

Producer in Clear Creek county in Colorado, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper
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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10018253
MRDS ID DC05107
Record type Site
Current site name Copenhagen
Alternate or previous names N & H, Rexall, Columbine, Europe, Bonanza, Alexander, Dundee, Happy Thought, West End, Albro, Equinox, Sunshine, Stella, Golden Queen, Monster
Related records 10264352

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.6117, 39.77499 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Clear Creek(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 Clear Creek

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 03S 73W 19 Colorado

Commodities

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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Silver Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.6117, 39.77499

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: VEINS OF PYRITIC, COMPOSITE, AND GALENA-SPHALERITE TYPES

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • ITEMS 8, 9, 10: COPENHAGEN; ITEMS 11, 12, 13, 14: ALEXANDER. ALEXANDER ALSO PRODUCED 53 LBS. CU FROM 1907-1930.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS BULL 1231, 1967

  • Deposit

    USGS OPEN FILE REPORT 946, 1967

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1973 Conservation Division Files U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JAN-1974 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
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.

External references

Authoritative Colorado resources

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