The Wewissa Mine is a silver, lead, and zinc mine located in Ouray county, Colorado at an elevation of 11,690 feet.
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: 11,690 Feet (3,563 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 37.96944, -107.60833
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Wewissa Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Wewissa Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Location
State: Colorado
County: Ouray
District: Ouray
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
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
Name: Latite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): COLO. SCI SOCIETY PROCEEDINGS VOL. 14, NO. 7
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