The Shelby - Johnson Mines is a zinc and lead mine located in Park county, Colorado.
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Shelby - Johnson Mines MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Shelby - Johnson Mines
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Colorado
County: Park
District: Mosquito
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): ORE TOO LOW GRADE AND TOO NARROW TO MINE ECONOMICALLY
References
Reference (Deposit): BLM CONNECTING SHEETS
Reference (Deposit): COLO. STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 3, PL.1
Reference (Deposit): DMEA RECORDS
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 9,64
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