The Governor Mine is a lead, silver, zinc, copper, gold, 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
Elevation:
Commodity: Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Molybdenum
Lat, Long: 39.395, -106.05222
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Governor Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Governor Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Colorado
County: Summit
District: Blue River Area
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past 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: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: THREE (?) NE TRENDING VEINS
Comment (Workings): ADIT
Comment (Development): PROSPECTED FOR MO, PRODUCED PB, ZN, AG
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEIN IN SANDSTOND AND SHALE
Comment (Deposit): WORKINGS-3700 FT. THIS RECORD DUPLICATED MRDS # D000463. THE TWO RECORDS WERE COMBINED AND RECORD # D000463 WAS DELETED.
References
Reference (Deposit): SINGEWALD, Q.D., 1951, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE UPPER BLUE RIVER AREA, SUMMIT COUNTY, COLORADO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 970, 74 P.
Reference (Deposit): SINGEWALD, Q.D., 1947, LODE DEPOSITS OF THE UPPER BLUE RIVER AREA, SUMMIT COUNTY, IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF COLORADO, JOHN W. VANDERWILT, STATE OF COLORADO MINERAL RESOURCES BOARD, P. 343-346.
Reference (Deposit): WILSON, ANNA B., AND LAROCK, EDWARD J., 1991, ASCII DATABASE FOR PRINCIPAL LOSE 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): SINGEWALD, Q.D., 1951, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE UPPER BLUE RIVER AREA, SUMMIT COUNTY, COLORADO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 970, P 1-73.
Reference (Deposit): WARNER, L., ET AL, 1959, OCCURRENCES OF NON-PEGMATITIC BERYLLIUM IN THE U.S., U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 318, P. 179
Reference (Deposit): VOEGELI AND KING, 1969, USGS-WSP1535-N
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 8,65
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