The King of the Carbonates Mine is a zinc, lead, and silver mine located in Custer county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,018 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: 8,018 Feet (2,444 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 38.1525, -105.45583
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King of the Carbonates Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: King of the Carbonates Mine
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Colorado
County: Custer
District: Silver Cliff
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1953
Time Period: 1929-1934
Mined: 90.000 mt
Material type: ore
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Year: 1882
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Epithermal veins
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Silver Cliff Volcanic Center, Wet Mtns, Wet Mtn Valley
Type: L
Description: Near Intersection Of Several Long Faults
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Weak Argillization
Alteration Text: Weak Argillization
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): 0.5 MILE SE OF BEN WEST HILL ALONG UNNAMED TRIBUTARY OF GRAPE CREEK ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1870-1895
References
Reference (Deposit): CROSS, WHITMAN, 1896, GEOLOGY OF SILVER CLIFF AND THE ROSITA HILLS, COLORADO: USGS 17TH ANN. REPORT, PT 2, P. 263-403.
Reference (Deposit): EMMONS, S.F., 1896, THE MINES OF CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS 17TH ANN. REPORT, PT 2, P. 405-472.
Reference (Deposit): SHARP, W.M., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SILVER CLIFF AND ROSITA VOLCANIC CENTERS, CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAPS I-1081.
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