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Paris Mill

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10264676
MAS/MILS ID 0080930203
Record type Site
Current site name Paris Mill

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -106.107, 39.29609 (WGS84)
Elevation 3353
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Park

Comments on the location information

  • The mill is on the north side of Buckskin Creek, about 2 miles NW of Alma, in the E/2 E/2 sec 4, T 9 S, R 78 W.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -106.107, 39.29609
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1894

Mining district

District name Alma District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • Concentrates containing 4 to 5 oz/ton of gold and a little silver were shipped to a smelter at Leadville. (USBM IC 7101)

Comments on development

  • A stamp mill and aerial tramway were built in 1894 to treat ore from the Paris mine.
  • In 1942, it was reported to be a modern flotation mill with a capacity of 40 to 100 tons per day.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-MAY-1993 Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines
Updater 09-FEB-2006 Beach, Richard A. Colorado 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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