The Whale Mine is a silver, lead, gold, and copper mine located in Park county, Colorado at an elevation of 12,530 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: 12,530 Feet (3,819 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper
Lat, Long: 39.52667, -105.85889
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Whale Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Whale Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Colorado
County: Park
District: Montezuma
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
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
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Chalcanthite
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS MAP I-608
Reference (Deposit): LOVERING, T.S., AND GODDARD, E.N., 1950, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE FRONT RANGE, COLORADO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 223, 319 P.
Reference (Deposit): LOVERING, T.S., 1935, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MONTEZUMA QUADRANGLE, COLORADO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 178, 119 P.
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