The Adelaide Claim is a copper, lead, silver, and gold mine located in Saguache county, Colorado.
About the MRDS Data:
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:
Commodity: Copper, Lead, Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 38.09917, -106.75389
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Adelaide Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Adelaide Claim
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Colorado
County: Saguache
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Adelaide Mining And Milling Co.
Years: 1913 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Unknown
Operation Type: Unknown
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: Sawatch Arch, Sangre De Cristo Range, Rio Grande Rift
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE VALUES REPORTEDLY $50 TO $75/TON (AG-PB)
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): CLAIM CITED AS BLAKE DISTRICT BUT SECTION LOCATION IS UNKNOWN. LAT-LONG GIVEN IS CENTER OF COMMON TOWNSHIP LINE; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = MONTROSE 1:250000
Comment (Workings): 250-FT SHAFT, 1050 FT OF TUNNEL, 160 FT OF DRIFT, 1295 FT OF CROSSCUTS
References
Reference (Deposit): COLORADO DIV. MINES MINE MANAGERS REPTS. (1912,1913) AND INSPECTORS REPTS
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