| Deposit ID | 10264434 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0080930204 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Paris Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Alma Gold Corp. veins, claims, or workings of the Paris area: Adrian, Great West, Helvetia, Little F |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.10393, 39.29916 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 3596 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Park(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Alma(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Leadville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Leadville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
South Platte Headwaters(hydrologic unit)
South Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)
South Platte(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Pike and San Isabel National Forests(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Park |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Dolomite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Orthoquartzite | ||
| Rock unit name | Sawatch Formation | ||
| |||
| Main Entrance (1) | Leadville Limestone, Williams Canyon Limestone , Manitou Limestone, and Sawatch Quartzite |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Alma District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Chiwawa Mines |
| ID | 502918 |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Washington |
| Year | 1990 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0080930204 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 0502918 |
MINE MAP REPO #403506 #403522
BLM SURFACE QUAD NW-29
USGS ALMA QUAD
OPER: MINERALS MINING CORP
Singewald, Q. D., and Butler, B. S., 1941, Ore deposits in the vicinity of the London fault of Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 911, 74 p.
Sunshine Mining Co. Colorado exploration files, unpublished data, Colorado Geological Survey.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-MAY-93 | Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines | |
| Updater | 09-FEB-06 | Beach, Richard A. | Colorado Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 07/06/1982 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 0502918 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Paris Mine |
| Current operator | Chiwawa Mines Inc |
| Current controller (parent) | Buchanan Benny |
| Mine type | Underground (Metal / non-metal) |
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