The Park Regent 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: 37.89444, -106.94361
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Park Regent Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Park Regent Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
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: Minerals Engineering Co. (Meco)
Home Office: Grand Junction, Co.
Years: 1980 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 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: Creede Graben, Amethyst Fault Zone
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Chloritization, Fe And Mn Oxides, Sericitization
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 7 TO 9% PB, 7 TO 8% ZN, 2 OZ/TON AG, $1.60 TO $2.80/TON AU
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Anglesite
Gangue: Chlorite
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Wad
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Amethyst
Comments
Comment (Workings): 1500-FT SHAFT SUNK VERTICALLY FOR 425 FT, THENCE ON INCLINE 55 TO 60 DEG ALONG AMETHYST FAULT. LEVEL 1 (OF 8) DRIVEN AT DEPTH 520 FT NORTHWARD FOR 1000 FT
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 W. WILLOW CR. 2000 FT NW OF HAPPY THOUGHT MINE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)
Comment (Deposit): ATTITUDE OF AMETHYST FAULT AND VEIN AT SHAFT. 250 FT NORTH OF SHAFT, STRIKE CHANGES TO N5W
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: EARLY 1890S
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): CLARK, V.V., 1934, A GEOLOGICAL STUDY WITH HISTORICAL NOTES OF CREEDE MINES, INC.: UNPUB. REPT. IN COLO. DIV. MINES FILES, 30 P.
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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