The Lenawee Mine is a molybdenum, silver, lead, zinc, and bismuth mine located in Summit county, Colorado.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation:
Commodity: Molybdenum, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Bismuth
Lat, Long: 39.60333, -105.88083
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Lenawee Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lenawee Mine
Commodity
Primary: Molybdenum
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Bismuth
Location
State: Colorado
County: Summit
District: Montezuma - Geneva Creek
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Molybdenite
Comments
Comment (Workings): ADIT
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED. LOCATED FROM TED BOTINELLY'S USGS FIELD NOTES.
References
Reference (Deposit): KING, R.U., (UNPUB. DATA)
Reference (Deposit): HORTON, FREDERICK W., 1916, MOLYBDENUM; ITS ORES AND THEIR CONCENTRATION, WITH A DISCUSSION OF MARKETS, PRICES AND THEIR USES: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 111, TABLE P. 64.
Reference (Deposit): NEUERBER, G.J., 1974, USGS CIRCULAR 704.
Reference (Deposit): PATTON, H.B., 1909, THE MONTEZUMA MINING DISTRICT OF SUMMIT COUNTY, COLORADO: COLORADO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, FIRST REPORT, 1908, P. 105-144.
Reference (Deposit): WILSON, ANNA B., AND LAROCK, EDWARD J., 1991, ASCII DATABASE FOR PRINCIPAL LODE MINES AND MINERALIZED AREAS IN SOUTHERN SUMMIT COUNTY, COLORADO, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 91-0027 A AND B, 22 P. AND ONE DISKETTE.
Reference (Deposit): WILSON, ANNA B., AND LAROCK, EDWARD J., IN PRESS, MINERALIZED AREAS AND PRINCIPAL LODE MINES IN SOUTHERN SUMMIT COUNTY, COLORADO, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-2163, SCALE 1:50,000.
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