The Nellie Mine is a silver mine located in Custer county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,239 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 9,239 Feet (2,816 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 38.11444, -105.32056
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Nellie Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Nellie Mine
Secondary: Sleeping Pet
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Colorado
County: Custer
District: Rosita Hills District
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Year: 1895
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Rosita Volcanic Center, Wet Mtns
Type: L
Description: On Nellie Fault
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Weak To Moderate Argillization
Rocks
Name: Trachyte
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Workings): SHAFT, ONE DRIFT
Comment (Reserve-Resource): A 1981 report suggested that low-grade, bulk-tonnage silver deposits may occur in this area. (Sunshine files)
Comment (Deposit): SHAFT PASSED OUT OF MINERALIZATION INTO GNEISS AT 115 FT
Comment (Location): AT NORTH END OF GAME RIDGE, ABOUT 1-1/4 MILE NE OF ROSITA, IN THE NE/4 NE/4 SEC. 28, T 22 S, R 71 W; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)
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Reference (Reserve-Resource): Sunshine Mining Co. Colorado exploration files, unpublished data, Colorado Geological Survey.
Reference (Deposit): EMMONS, S.F., 1896, THE MINES OF CUSTER COUNTY: 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 MAP I-1081.
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