The Gabanta is a silver, lead, and zinc mine located in Clear Creek county, Colorado.
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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.
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Gabanta MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gabanta
Secondary: Colo. Central
Secondary: Hall
Secondary: Lebanon
Secondary: Everett
Secondary: Iris
Secondary: Peru
Secondary: Scott
Secondary: Snow Drift
Secondary: Silver Plume
Secondary: Ashby
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Location
State: Colorado
County: Clear Creek
District: Silver Plume - Georgetown
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: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Silver
Ore: Lead
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: GALENA-SPHALERITE-CHALCOPYRITE VEINS
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 63, 1908, PL. 1, 17
Reference (Deposit): BLM CONNECTING SHEETS
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 6,63
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