The Equity Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Mineral county, Colorado at an elevation of 11,201 feet.
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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: 11,201 Feet (3,414 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 37.93667, -106.95917
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Equity Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Equity Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Colorado
County: Mineral
District: Creede District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Homestake Mining Co.
Years: 1971 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: San Juan Volcanic Field; La Garita, Creede, And Bachelor Calderas
Type: L
Description: Equity Fault
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification, Strong Argillization
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 0.06 TO 1.61 OZ/TON AU, AVERAGING 0.28 OZ/TON. SHIPPED ORE AVERAGED 3% FE OXIDE, 87% INSOLUBLES, 1.5% ZN, 0.5% PB, TRACE CU
Analytical Data: 6.3 TO 154.3 OZ/TON AG MOSTLY 20 TO 90 OZ/TON, AVERAGING 42 OZ/TON
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Barite
Comments
Comment (Commodity): LARSEN (1929) REPORTED RUBY SILVER
Comment (Location): S-T-R, LAT-LONG, AND ELEV DETERMINED FROM EMMONS AND LARSEN'S (1923) TOPO MAP (1:24,000). MINE OR CLAIM LIES ALONG W. WILLOW CR. AT NORTH END OF DISTRICT ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)
Comment (Development): NO PRODUCTION REPORTED AS OF 1912. RENEWED ACTIVITY IN 1927 WITH TOTAL PRODUCTION OF $91,000
Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZED FRACTURES CUT HIGHLY SILICIFIED FAULT BRECCIA
Comment (Workings): TUNNEL DRIVEN 760 FT AT S81E. THENCE 1175 FT OF DRIFT ALONG EQUITY VEIN AND TWO SMALLER VEINS
References
Reference (Deposit): EMMONS, W.H., AND LARSEN, E.S. 1923, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE CREEDE DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 718, 198 P.
Reference (Deposit): STEVEN, T.A., AND RATTE, J.C., 1965, GEOLOGY AND STRUCTURAL CONTROL OF ORE DEPOSITION IN THE CREEDE DISTRICT, SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 487, 90 P.
Reference (Deposit): LINDEMANN, J.W., AND OTHERS, EDS., 1981, FIELD TRIP NOTES, CREEDE MINING DISTRICT, SAN JUAN VOLCANIC PROVINCE, COLORADO: DENVER REGIONAL EXPLORATION GEOLOGISTS SOC. GUIDEBOOK
Reference (Deposit): LARSEN, E.S., 1929, RECENT MINING DEVELOPMENTS IN THE CREEDE DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 811-B.
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