The Free America is a zinc, lead, and silver mine located in Summit 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.
Mine Info
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Free America MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Free America
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Colorado
County: Summit
District: Tenmile - Kokomo
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1950
Time Period: 1902-50
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED
Comment (Workings): ADIT IN EMMONS (1898), SHAFT ON TENMILE MINING DISTRICT MAP (1942)
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 652
Reference (Deposit): KOSCHMANN, A.H., AND WELLS, F.G., 1946, PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE KOKOMO MINING DISTRICT, COLORADO: COLORADO SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY PROCEEDINGS, VOL. 15, NO. 2, P. 51-112.
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATA, 8,65
Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1942, TENMILE MINING DISTRICT, COLORADO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (UNCLASSIFIED MAP), SCALE: 1:12,000.
Reference (Deposit): WILSON, ANNA B., AND LAROCK, EDWARD J., 1991, ASCII DATABASE FOR PRINCIPAL LODE MINES AND MINERALIZED AREAS IN SOUTHERN SUMMIT COUNTY, COLORADO, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 91-0027A AND B, 22 P. AND ONE DISKETTE.
Reference (Deposit): WILSON, ANNA B., AND LAROCK, EDWARD J., IN PRESS, MINERALIZED AREAS AND PRINCIPAL LODE MINES IN SOUTHERN SUMMIT COUNTY, COLORADO, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-2163, SCALE 1:50,000.
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