John Baroni Tunnel

The John Baroni Tunnel is a zinc and lead mine located in Gunnison county, Colorado.

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

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Site Name

Primary: John Baroni Tunnel

Commodity

Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead

Location

State: Colorado
County: Gunnison
District: Marble

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

Not available

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 Cretaceous

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Lead

Comments

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: NARROW VEIN. MASSIVE SPHALERITE, GALENA, PYRITE, CHALCOPYRITE

References

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 9,65

Reference (Deposit): VANDERWILT, 1937, USGS BULL. 884, P. 146

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