The Leadville is a tungsten and gold mine located in Lake 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
Leadville MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Leadville
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Colorado
County: Lake
District: Leadville
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Stockwork
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: Wolframite
Ore: Scheelite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): SMALL QUANTITIES OF WOLFRAMITE AND SCHEELITE FOUND SCATTERED IN THE SILICEOUS GOLD ORE OF THE SOUTH IBEX STOCKWORK IN BREECE HILL
References
Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., UNPUBLISHED DATA.
Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE U.S., USGS MAP, MR-25.
Reference (Deposit): MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULL. (COLO. SCH. OF MINES RESEARCH FOUNDATION), 1965, TUNGSTEN IN COLORADO, P.5.
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