The John Reed is a gold, lead, silver, gemstone, and zinc mine located in Lake county, Colorado at an elevation of 11,362 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: 11,362 Feet (3,463 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Lead, Silver, Gemstone, Zinc
Lat, Long: 39.35478, -106.16717
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John Reed MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: John Reed
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gemstone
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Colorado
County: Lake
District: Alicante
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
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: Granite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Rhodochrosite
Comments
Comment (Location): LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE WERE APPROXIMATED USING BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT'S GGWL (GEOGRAPHIC WELL LOCATOR) PROGRAM FOR THE FOOTAGE CALL: T08S R78W SECTION 07, 2640 FT N, 2640 FT E.
Comment (Location): Latitude and longitude digitized from the shaft shown on the topo matches the location of the mine on Bull. 846-C, p. 23.
References
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 8,69
Reference (Deposit): ECKEL, 1961, MINerals OF COLOrado: a 100-year record: USGS BULL. 1114, P. 24.
Reference (Deposit): Mine map repository #404259
Reference (Deposit): Butler and Vanderwilt, 1933, The Climax molybdenum deposit: USGS Bull. 846-C, p. 230, pl. 23
Reference (Deposit): Eckel and others, 1997, Minerals of Colorado, p. 21, 409.
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