The Phoenix Mine is a lead, zinc, and silver mine located in Mineral county, Colorado at an elevation of 10,479 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: 10,479 Feet (3,194 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc, Silver
Lat, Long: 37.89667, -106.91889
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Phoenix Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Phoenix Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Colorado
County: Mineral
District: Creede 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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Outlet Mining Co.
Years: 1961 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1951
Year Last Production: 1956
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
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: San Juan Volcanic Field; La Garita, Creede, And Bachelor Calderas
Type: L
Description: Solomon-Holy Moses Fault Zone; Creede Graben
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Extensive Wallrock Silicification, But Argillization And Chloritization In Some Areas
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: FEW TO 30% PB, LT 10 OZ/TON AG
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): S-T-R, LAT-LONG, AND ELEV. DETERMINED FROM EMMONS AND LARSEN'S (1923) TOPO MAP (1:24,000). MINE OR CLAIM LIES ABOVE E WILLOW CR. NE OF CAMPBELL MTN. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)
Comment (Deposit): HIGHLY VARIABLE DIP FROM 47 TO 85 W
Comment (Workings): OLDER 120-FT SHAFT SUNK ON MAIN VEIN. MAPPED EXTENT OF ACCESSIBLE WORKINGS ON PALO ALTO LEVEL INCLUDE TUNNEL DRIVEN 230 FT AT S 35 W, THENCE 390 FT AT GENERALLY S 60 W THRU VEIN. 1070 FT OF DRIFT ALONG VEIN IN N-S DIRECTION
Comment (Geology): NORTH END OF DRIFT IN PALOALTO LEVEL MAY BE AT OR NEAR POINT WHERE S-HM FAULT BRANCHES
References
Reference (Deposit): STEVEN, T.A., AND RATTE, J.C., 1965, GEOLOGY AND STRUCTURAL CONTROL OF ORE DEPOSITION IN THE CREEDE DISTRICT, SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 487, 90 P.
Reference (Deposit): LINDEMANN, J.W., AND OTHERS, EDS., 1981, FIELD TRIP NOTES, CREEDE MINING DISTRICT, SAN JUAN VOLCANIC PROVINCE, COLORADO: DENVER REGIONAL EXPLORATION GEOLOGISTS SOC. GUIDEBOOK
Reference (Deposit): EMMONS, W.H., AND LARSEN, E.S. 1923, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE CREEDE DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 718, 198 P.
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