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⇱ WPH Mine (W.P.H. Mine), Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA

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WPH Mine (W.P.H. Mine), Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USAi
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WPH Mine (W.P.H. Mine)Mine
Cripple Creek Mining DistrictMining District
Teller CountyCounty
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 44' 43'' North , 105° 8' 27'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Stratton644 (2006)0.8km
Cripple Creek1,155 (2017)3.2km
Victor389 (2017)3.9km
Midland156 (2011)12.7km
Divide127 (2011)21.9km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Colorado Springs Mineral SocietyColorado Springs, Colorado29km
Lake George Gem & Mineral clubLake George, Colorado32km
Canon City Geology ClubCanon City, Colorado35km
Mindat Locality ID:
67763
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:67763:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Ref.: Min.Rec.: 36(2): 143-185.

The property known as the. W. P. H. mine, belonging to the Woods Investment Company, was in 1904 leased to Harrison & Sevier. The shaft is situated 300 feet northeast of the Jackson shaft. Some ore was mined in 1903 from the so called contact vein, but in the early part of 1904 a very rich shoot was found in the W. P. H. vein, from which during that year a total amount of $315,000 is reported to have been produced.

The shaft was 245 feet deep when visited, with about 200 feet of drifts on that level, corresponding to the 300-foot level in the Jerry Johnson. It is sunk in schist and a short crosscut leads to the contact with the breccia, which dips 40° WSW. Some good ore is found on this important contact vein, which continues south-southeast to the Damon mine. Both free gold and tellurides occurred, the latter in places being contained in fresh schistose rock, in which they have evidently formed by replacement.

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Mineral List


7 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Entries shown in red are rocks recorded for this region.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calaverite
Formula: AuTe2
ⓘ Emmonsite
Formula: Fe3+2(TeO3)3 · 2H2O
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Tellurite
Formula: TeO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘCalaverite2.EA.10AuTe2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘTellurite4.DE.20TeO2
ⓘEmmonsite4.JM.10Fe3+2(TeO3)3 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ EmmonsiteFe23+(TeO3)3 · 2H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ EmmonsiteFe23+(TeO3)3 · 2H2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ TelluriteTeO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
FeIron
Feⓘ EmmonsiteFe23+(TeO3)3 · 2H2O
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
TeTellurium
Teⓘ CalaveriteAuTe2
Teⓘ EmmonsiteFe23+(TeO3)3 · 2H2O
Teⓘ TelluriteTeO2
AuGold
Auⓘ CalaveriteAuTe2
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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