The Leadville Mine is a silver, lead, and zinc mine located in Pitkin county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,681 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: 8,681 Feet (2,646 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 39.23389, -106.75944
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Leadville Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Leadville Mine
Secondary: Claim: Leadville
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Location
State: Colorado
County: Pitkin
District: Aspen (Roaring Fork) 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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1890
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 Uplift, Central Colorado Trough, Piceance Basin, White River Uplift, Elk Uplift
Type: L
Description: Lenado Fault, Silver Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: RICHER ORE ASSAYED 3000 OZ/TON AG
Analytical Data: ALTERED MUD ASSAYED 25 OZ/TON AG
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Comments
Comment (Location): LENADO AREA OR SUBDISTRICT ALONG WOODY CREEK 0.15 MILE UPSTREAM FROM LENADO TOWNSITE AND 600 FT SW OF ASPEN CONTACT MINE. ELEV AND LAT-LONG FROM BRYANT (1972) ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1980)
Comment (Commodity): ORE REPORTEDLY CONTAINS SOME CARBONATE, PROBABLY AS SMITHSONITE AND CERUSSITE
Comment (Workings): TUNNEL DRIVEN DUE EAST FOR 350 FT, THENCE S 40 E FOR 180 FT. SHAFT, 200 TO 250 FT DEEP, LIES UPHILL AND EAST OR ESE OF PORTAL. DRIFTS DEVELOPED AT END OF TUNNEL EXTEND 100 FT TO SW AND 300 FT TO NE INTO ASPEN CONTACT MINE WORKINGS.
Comment (Deposit): (SEE LAST PAGE)
References
Reference (Deposit): SPURR, J. E., 1898, GEOLOGY OF THE ASPEN DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS MON. 31, P. 201-202
Reference (Deposit): BRYANT, BRUCE, 1971, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ASPEN QUADRANGLE, PITKIN COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-933
Reference (Deposit): BRYANT, BRUCE, 1972, MAP SHOWING MINES, PROSPECTS, AND AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT SILVER, LEAD, AND ZINC PRODUCTION IN THE ASPEN QUADRANGLE, PITKIN COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-785-D
Reference (Deposit): BLM MINERAL SURVEY MS 6576
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