The Atlantic is a lead, silver, gold, copper, zinc, and bismuth 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, Gold, Copper, Zinc, Bismuth
Lat, Long: 39.56972, -105.84889
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Atlantic MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Atlantic
Secondary: Sarisfield
Secondary: Sarsfield
Secondary: Mozart
Secondary: Bullion and Yellow Jacket
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Bismuth
Location
State: Colorado
County: Summit
District: Montezuma - Geneva Creek
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
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
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
Comment (Workings): ADITS
Comment (Deposit): HANNIBAL = MOZART; SARISFIELD = SARSEFIELD
Comment (Location): BULLION: 39-34-19N, 105-50-53W; ATLANTIC: 39-34-27N, 105-50-38W; BUENA VISTA: 39-34-40N, 105-50-36W; MOZART: 39-34-05N, 105-51-13W; QUAIL: 39-34-48N, 105-50-41W; SARSEFIELD: 39-34-34N, 105-50-26W; WASHINGTON: 39-34-46N, 105-50-31W; WAUKEEGAN: 39-33-60N, 105-50-34W
References
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): NEUERBERG, G.J., BOTINELLY, THEODORE, AND ANALYSTS, 1977, SELECTED GEOCHEMICAL AND PETROGRAPHIC DATA FOR CHARACTERIZING THE MINERALIZED ROCKS OF THE MONTEZUMA MINING DISTRICT, CENTRAL COLORADO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN FILE REPORT 77-425.
Reference (Deposit): LOVERING, T.S., 1935, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MONTEZUMA QUADRANGLE, COLORADO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 178, P. 68-113
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): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 8,65
Reference (Deposit): PATTON, H.G., 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.
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