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Carr Mine

Past Producer in Gilpin county in Colorado, United States with commodities Copper, Gemstone, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Land status
  11. Production statistics
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10264104
MAS/MILS ID 0080470101
Record type Site
Current site name Carr Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -105.50115, 39.7936 (WGS84)
Elevation 2682

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

Commodities

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

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) -105.50115, 39.7936
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Discovery year 1864

Mining district

District name Central City

Land status

Ownership category Private

Production statistics

  • Year 1910
    Period 1893-1910
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 99g/mt
    Trace Silver Silver 249g/mt
    Trace Copper Copper 12%null%
  • Year 1940
    Period 1902, 06-07, 10-11, 14-18, 34, 40
    Material ore
    Ore mined 8185.59mt
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 158752.16g
    Trace Zinc Zinc 7.25mt
    Trace Silver Silver 235919.9g
    Trace Lead Lead 1788.96mt
    Trace Copper Copper 176066.86mt

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-NOV-1983 Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines
Updater 13-JUN-2007 Melton, Greg U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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Authoritative Colorado resources

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