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Revenue, Brittle Silver, Delaware

The Revenue, Brittle Silver, Delaware is a silver, lead, copper, and gold 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: Revenue, Brittle Silver, Delaware

State:  Colorado

County:  Summit

Elevation:

Commodity: Silver, Lead, Copper, Gold

Lat, Long: 39.5825, -105.81306

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Revenue, Brittle Silver, Delaware MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Revenue, Brittle Silver, Delaware
Secondary: Baltic and Revenue

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold

Location

State: Colorado
County: Summit
District: Montezuma - Geneva Creek

Land Status

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Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

Not available

Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

Not available

Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Barite
Trace: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): BRITTLE SILVER: 39-35-41N, 105-49-05W; DELAWARE: 39-35-31N, 105-48-38W; REVENUE: 39-34-57N, 105-48-47W. DEPOSIT IN CLEAR CREEK COUNTY BUT SHAFT IN SUMMIT COUNTY.

Comment (Workings): BRITTLE SILVER: ADIT, DELAWARE: SHAFT, REVENUE: SHAFT

Comment (Deposit): REVENUE = BALTIC AND REVENUE

References

Reference (Deposit): LOVERING, T.S., 1935, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MONTEZUMA QUADRANGLE, COLORADO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 178, 119 P.

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

Reference (Deposit): LOVERING, T.S., AND GODDARD, E.N., 1950, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE FRONT RANGE, COLORADO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 223, 319 P.

Reference (Deposit): NEUERBERG, G.J., BOTINELLY, THEODORE, AND ANALYSTS, 1977, SELECTED GEOCHEMICAL AND PETROGRAPHCI DATA FOR CHARACTERIZING THE MINERALIZED ROCKS OF THE MONTEZUMA MINING DISTRICT, CENTRAL COLORADO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN FILE REPORT 77-425.

Reference (Deposit): PATTON, H.B., 1909, THE MONTEZUMA MINING DISTRICT OF SUMMIT COUNTY, COLORADO: COLORADO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, FIRST REPORT, 1908, P. 105-144.

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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