The Don Pedro, Hunkidori is a lead, silver, and gold mine located in Summit county, Colorado.
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Don Pedro, Hunkidori MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Don Pedro, Hunkidori
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Colorado
County: Summit
District: Keystone Area
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
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
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): DON PEDRO: ORE 6-12 INCHES IS GALENA AND TETRAHEDRITE IN QUARTZ; VEIN NE, DIPS 50NW; 72 OZ/TON AG AND 65% PB. HUNKIDORI: ORE IS 2-12 INCHES; NE AND NW TRENDING VEINS, MAIN HUNKIDORE IS N57E; ORE IS 157 OZ/TON AG, 40% PB; VEIN QUARTZ, MN-ANKERITE, PY, GALENA, SPHALERITE, SOME BARITE -- 10-30 INCHES.
Comment (Workings): DON PEDRO: 4 ADITS. HUNKIDORI: ADIT
Comment (Location): MINE LABELED HUNKIDORI ON KEYSTONE 1:24,000 IS THE DON PEDRO. DON PEDRO IS A FEW HUNDRED FT S. OF HUNKIDORI. HUNKIDORI: 39-35-10N, 105-53-50W; DON PEDRO: 39-35-05N, 105-53-50W
Comment (Production): DON PEDRO PRODUCED ABOUT 50 TONS.
References
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, SACLE 1:50,000.
Reference (Deposit): LOVERING, T.S., 1935, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MONTEZUMA QUADRANGLE, COLORADO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 178, P. 78-116
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 8,65
Reference (Deposit): NEUERBERG, G.J., BOTINELLY, THEODORE, AND ANALYSTS, 1977, SELECTED GEOCHEMICAL AND PETROGRAPHIC DATA FOR CHARACTERIZING THE MINERALIZED ROCKS OF THE MONTEZUMA MINING DITRICT, CENTRAL COLORADO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN FILE REPORT 77-425.
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