The Lubricator Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Gunnison county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,219 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 8,219 Feet (2,505 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 38.44611, -106.76278
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Lubricator Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lubricator Mine
Secondary: Lubricator
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Colorado
County: Gunnison
District: Cochetopa (Cochetopa Creek) District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1889
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; Gunnison Uplift
Type: L
Description: Cochetopa Dome; Razor Creek Dome; Los Ochos Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Amphibolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Amphibolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Amphibolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Amphibolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): ON NE-TRENDING RIDGE 700 FT WEST OF COCHETOPA CREEK AND 0.4 MILE WSW OF MAPLE LEAF MINE, AT SILLSVILLE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1976
Comment (Workings): TWO SHAFTS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEINS AT MAPLE LEAF MINE TREND EAST-WEST AND DIP STEEPLY TO SOUTH. VEIN CLOSEST TO LUBRICATOR MINE TRENDS N70W, 85 SW, WHICH IS SUBPARALLEL TO FAULT THAT LIES 700 FT TO NE AND THAT MAY HAVE CONTROLLED VEIN EMPLACEMENT
References
Reference (Deposit): OLSON, J.C., 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE IRIS QUADRANGLE, GUNNISON AND SAGUACHE COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-1286
Reference (Deposit): BLM MINERAL SURVEY MS 2197
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