The Unknown is a lead and zinc mine located in Chaffee county, Colorado at an elevation of 10,249 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: 10,249 Feet (3,124 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 38.53031, -106.30880
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Unknown MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unknown
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Location
State: Colorado
County: Chaffee
District: Monarch
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Production): CHAFFEE CO. 1869-1961:66,849.98 T LEAD, 15,442.15 T ZINC.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: ORE OCCURS AS REPLACEMENT DEPOSITS IN LIMESTONE AND DOLOMITE AND IN VEINS. REPLACEMENT MINERALS ARE CERUSSITE, HEMIMORPHITE, SMITHSONITE, AND GALENA. VEINS CONTAIN GALENA, SPHALERITE, PYRITE AND CHALCOPYRITE
Comment (Reserve-Resource): FAVORABLE AREA: PROJECTED INTERSECTION OF LAKE MAYFLOWER AND MADONNA FAULTS
References
Reference (Deposit): SHARPS, 1963, COLO. SCH. MINES MIN. IND. BULL., V. 6, NO.
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