The Unnamed Mine is a lead, zinc, and copper mine located in Saguache county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,249 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: 9,249 Feet (2,819 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc, Copper
Lat, Long: 38.34389, -105.94083
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Unnamed Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Colorado
County: Saguache
District: Villa Grove Area
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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 Arch, Sangre De Cristo Range, Rio Grande Rift
Type: L
Description: Sangre De Cristo Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: ON WEST FLANK OF SANGRE DE CRISTO MTNS.
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976) (1976)
References
Reference (Deposit): TAYLOR, R.B., AND OTHERS, 1975, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE HOWARD QUADRANGLE, CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP 1-892
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