| Deposit ID | 10214987 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0080670101 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Gold King Mill |
| Point of reference | Plant |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.05205, 37.40691 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2895 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
La Plata(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
La Plata(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Cortez(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Cortez(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle San Juan(hydrologic unit)
Upper San Juan(hydrologic accounting unit)
San Juan(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
San Juan National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | La Plata |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Plant (1) | -108.05205, 37.40691 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | La Plata District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0080670101 |
REF: TOPO MAP
PROF PAPER 219
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | HAS BURNED DOWN. FORMERLY CONNECTED TO THE GOLD KING MINE BY A 2-MILE TRAMLINE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 22-MAY-1992 | Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.