The Unidentified Occurrence is a lead and silver mine located in Custer county, Colorado at an elevation of 7,940 feet.
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: 7,940 Feet (2,420 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 38.16111, -105.46111
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Unidentified Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unidentified Occurrence
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Colorado
County: Custer
District: Silver Cliff 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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
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: Epithermal veins
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Silver Cliff Volcanic Center, Ben West Volcano, Wet Mountains
Type: L
Description: Ring Faults
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Argillization
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Silver
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :1976
References
Reference (Deposit): SHARP, W.N., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SILVER CLIFF AND ROSITA VOLCANIC CENTERS, CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1081, 1:24,000
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