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Old Settler Mine & Tunnel

Unknown in Clear Creek county in Colorado, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Uranium, Vanadium, Lead, Copper, Zinc
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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. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Mineral rights holdings
  14. Land status
  15. Production statistics
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10263756
MAS/MILS ID 0080190061
Record type Site
Current site name Old Settler Mine & Tunnel

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -105.57619, 39.74669 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Clear Creek(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Idaho Springs(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 003 S 073 W 32 E2 Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Uranium Tertiary
Vanadium Critical Tertiary
Lead Secondary
Copper Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limonite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Mineral occurrence model information

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

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -105.57619, 39.74669
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 800130

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Central City

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Private

Production statistics

  • Year 1909
    Material ore
    Ore mined 5.9mt
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Silver Silver 2270.55g
    Major Gold Gold 186.62g
  • Year 1937
    Period 1934-37
    Material ore
    Ore mined 153.53mt
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Zinc Zinc 10.88mt
    Minor Copper Copper 919.88mt
    Major Silver Silver 15489.53g
    Major Gold Gold 6687.24g
  • Year 1954
    Material ore
    Ore mined 27.55mt
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Copper Copper 45.35mt
    Minor Lead Lead 362.87mt
    Major Silver Silver 6407.31g
    Major Gold Gold 155.51g

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit RADIOACTIVITY MEASURES 2.5 TIMES BACKGROUND ASSAY VALUE OF .007% U THE 7-1/2 MINUTE USGS MAP FOR THE AREA IS CENTRAL CITY.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Minecom U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

External references

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Authoritative Colorado resources

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