The Molas Mine is a lead, zinc, and silver mine located in San Juan county, Colorado at an elevation of 10,200 feet.
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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: 10,200 Feet (3,109 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc, Silver
Lat, Long: 37.75833, -107.67500
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Molas Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Molas Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Colorado
County: San Juan
District: Molas
Land Status
Administrative Organization: San Juan N. F. (?)
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Devonian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Comments
Comment (Location): (LAND STATUS AND ADMINISTRATIVE AREA LOCATIONS CALCULATED USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS FOR SAN JUAN N. F.). ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :41? 00
References
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