The Unknown is a zinc and lead mine located in Gunnison county, Colorado at an elevation of 5,249 feet.
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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: 5,249 Feet (1,600 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Lead
Lat, Long: 38.82741, -106.77611
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Unknown MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unknown
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Colorado
County: Gunnison
District: Spring Creek (Spring Gulch
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
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: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Lead
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): DEVELOPED TO ONLY 200 FT. WARRANTS FURTHER EXPLORATION
Comment (Production): GUNNISON CO. 1869-1961 37,372.77 T. LEAD, 29,809.07 T. ZINC
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: OXIDIZED CARBONATES
References
Reference (Deposit): SHARPS, 1963, COLO. SCH. MINES MIN. IND. BULL., V. 6, NO.
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