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Ocean Wave Mine, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 43' 3'' North , 105° 8' 41'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Victor389 (2017)1.0km
Stratton644 (2006)3.4km
Cripple Creek1,155 (2017)4.3km
Midland156 (2011)15.7km
Divide127 (2011)24.9km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Colorado Springs Mineral SocietyColorado Springs, Colorado31km
Canon City Geology ClubCanon City, Colorado32km
Lake George Gem & Mineral clubLake George, Colorado34km
Mindat Locality ID:
44524
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:44524:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


The Creede and Cripple Creek Gold Mining Company. Incorporated.

Owns the Hillside, survey No. 9,348, containing 3 acres, in the N. W. 1-4 section 19, on Gold hill; the Little Mary and the Ocean Wave, survey No. 8,192, both situated in the N. W. 1-4 section 29, on Battle mountain, containing in all 9 acres. All patented.

Shaft house on the Hillside. The Hillside has a shaft 210 feet deep and 1,000 feet of cross-cuts and drifts. On the Little Mary there are several shafts less than 100 feet deep, and about 800 feet of cross-cuts and drifts. These two latter claims are traversed by the Uinta tunnel. All the claims are leased.


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