The Colorado Travel Tunnel is a silver, lead, and molybdenum mine located in Lake county, Colorado at an elevation of 12,520 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: 12,520 Feet (3,816 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Molybdenum
Lat, Long: 39.31677, -106.17402
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Colorado Travel Tunnel MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Colorado Travel Tunnel
Secondary: Pirate
Secondary: Vault, Gold, Key, Banker, Wire Gold
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Colorado
County: Lake
District: Alicante
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
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Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: 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: Granite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Limonite
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): Emmons and others, 1927, Geology and ore deposits of the Leadville Mining District, Colorado: USGS PROF PAPER 148 , PLATES 11 & 12.
Reference (Deposit): Mineral Property File
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