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West Gold Tunnel-Upper

Past Producer in Clear Creek county in Colorado, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc
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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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10287977
MAS/MILS ID 0080191536
Record type Site
Current site name West Gold Tunnel-Upper

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -105.53142, 39.73471 (WGS84)
Elevation 2347
Location accuracy 10(meters)

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)

Federal lands

Arapaho and Roosevelt 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 Clear Creek

Commodities

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

Mineral occurrence model information

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

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -105.53142, 39.73471
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Central City

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Production statistics

  • Year 1942
    Period 1925-1942
    Material ore
    Ore mined 23842.24mt
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Zinc Zinc 156.94mt
    Minor Lead Lead 1611.16mt
    Minor Copper Copper 180.98mt
    Trace Silver Silver 65690.55g
    Major Gold Gold 193867.99g

Comments on the production information

  • See production info for West Gold Tunnel-Lower (10288485)

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-FEB-1978 Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines
Updater 18-JUL-0007 Melton, Greg U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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