The Kreutzer Mine is a silver mine located in Mineral county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,150 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: 9,150 Feet (2,789 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 37.85861, -106.97278
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Kreutzer Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Kreutzer Mine
Secondary: Kreutzer Sonata Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
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: M. J. Le Fevre
Years: 1912 -
Owner Name: Miami Mining And Milling Co.
Years: 1926 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1892
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: Alpha-Corsair Fault; Creede Graben
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
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
Age Young: Oligocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: PICKED ORE RAN OVER 1000 OZ/TON AG
Materials
Ore: Silver
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Barite
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 ALONG MINERS OR ON WEST SIDE OF MACKENZIE MTN 1.3 MILE NW OF SUNNYSIDE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)
Comment (Development): TOTAL PRODUCTION APPROX. $10,000
Comment (Deposit): ON BRANCH FAULT AT APPROX. RIGHT ANGLE TO AND IN HANGING WALL OF ALPHA-CORSAIR FAULT
Comment (Workings): THREE TUNNELS DRIVEN OVER 205 FT VERTICAL INTERVAL FOR DISTANCES OF 400 FT (LOWEST), 480 FT, AND 200 FT (HIGHEST).
References
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.
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.
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