The Unnamed Mine is a lead and zinc mine located in Saguache county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,501 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: 8,501 Feet (2,591 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 38.19278, -106.34889
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Unnamed Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Location
State: Colorado
County: Saguache
District: Jacks Creek Area
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
Not available
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, Bonanza Volcanic Field
Type: L
Description: Jacks Creek Volcanic Center, Jacks Cr. Lineament
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Argillization
Rocks
Name: Trachyte
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Trachyte
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Trachyte
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Trachyte
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): TRACHYTE DIKES STRIKE NE ALONG PROBABLE PRE-VOLCANIC FAULT AND INTERSECT PRE-VOLCANIC JACKS CR. LINEAMENT NEAR MINE
Comment (Workings): ONE SHAFT OF UNKNOWN DEPTH
Comment (Location): ALONG JACKS CREEK 3.1 MILES FROM CONFLUENCE WITH SAGUACHE CR. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)
References
Reference (Deposit): BRUNS, D.L., 1971, GEOLOGY OF THE LAKE MOUNTAIN NE QUADRANGLE, SAGUACHE COUNTY, COLORADO: COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES M.S. THESIS T-1367
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