The Midland Mine is a silver, lead, zinc, and gold mine located in Saguache county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,511 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: 9,511 Feet (2,899 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold
Lat, Long: 38.34306, -106.92778
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Midland Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Midland Mine
Secondary: Noah
Secondary: Golden Ark
Secondary: S. Beaver Mill Site
Secondary: Pueblo
Secondary: Beaver
Secondary: Lone Star
Secondary: Mascot
Secondary: Little Hope
Secondary: Boston
Secondary: Fairview
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Colorado
County: Saguache
District: Domingo (Vulcan) 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: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1895
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: Gunnison Uplift; San Juan Volcanic Field
Type: L
Description: Gunnison Gold Belt
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Workings): ONE SHAFT OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. AT BASE OF HILL 1400 FT SE OF SHAFT IS TUNNEL OF UNKNOWN LENGTH DRIVEN GENERALLY WESTWARD
Comment (Location): NEAR TOP OF HILL 0.25 MILE WEST OF SOUTH BEAVER CREEK AND 0.7 MILE SE OF CONTINENTAL MINE. CLAIM GROUP EXTENDS INTO SEC. 12 ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1976
Comment (Development): CLAIMS WITHIN BLOCK COVERING THE MIDLAND PROPERTY WERE LOCATED BY VARIOUS INDIVIDUALS IN DIFFERENT YEARS: NOAH, GOLDEN ARK, AND S. BEAVER M.S. BY H. KINGSBURY (1895); LONE STAR AND BEAVER (BOTH 1906), MASCOT AND LITTLE HOPE (BOTH 1914), ALL BY W.H. TURNER AND OTHERS; PUEBLO (1910) BY UNITED GOLD MINING ASSOC.; BOSTON AND FAIRVIEW (BOTH 1940) BY FRANZ JEVNE
Comment (Deposit): SHAFT LIES AT EAST END OF QUARTZITE LAYER THAT INITIALLY STRIKES EAST-WEST BUT CURVES NW TO APPROACH LOCAL METABASALT FOLIATION TREND OF APPROX. N 40 W. LAYER TERMINATES AT GRANITE DIKE TRENDING APPROX. N 15 E
Comment (Commodity): ORIGINAL CRIB RECORD LISTS AU AND AG; MILS ADDS PB AND ZN BUT THESE ARE UNVERIFIED
References
Reference (Deposit): OLSON, J.C., STEVEN, T.A., AND HEDLUND, D.C., 1975, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SPRING HILL CREEK QUADRANGLE, SAGUACHE COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP MF-713
Reference (Deposit): HEDLUND, D.C., AND OLSON, J.C., 1975, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE POWDERHORN QUADRANGLE, GUNNISON AND SAGUACHE COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-1178
Reference (Deposit): BLM MINERAL SURVEY MS 6907 A, B; 17163; 17165; 18715; 18894; 20538
Reference (Deposit): BMC RECORD DATA FILES (FROM ORIGINAL CRIB RECORD)
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