Mountain Chief #6

The Mountain Chief #6 is a zinc, silver, lead, and molybdenum mine located in Summit county, Colorado.

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

Name: Mountain Chief #6  

State:  Colorado

County:  Summit

Elevation:

Commodity: Zinc, Silver, Lead, Molybdenum

Lat, Long: 39.38083, -106.16778

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Mountain Chief #6 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Mountain Chief #6


Commodity

Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Molybdenum


Location

State: Colorado
County: Summit
District: Climax


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


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

Model Name: Climax Mo


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Silver
Ore: Iron


Comments

Comment (Workings): ADIT


References

Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1942, TENMILE MINING DISTRICT, COLORADO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (UNCLASSIFIED MAP), SCALE: 1:12,000.

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 8,65

Reference (Deposit): WILSON, ANN 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.

Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B.S. AND VANDERWILT, J.W., 1933, THE CLIMAX MOLYBDENUM DEPOSIT, COLORADO, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 846-C, PL. 23, SCALE 1:1200, P. 195-237.

Reference (Deposit): EMMONS, S.F., 1898, GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF THE UNITED STATES - TENMILE DISTRICT SPECIAL FOLIO, COLORADO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY FOLIO 48.


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