Sarah G Claims

The Sarah G Claims is a lead, copper, and silver mine located in La Plata county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,901 feet.

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: Sarah G Claims

State:  Colorado

County:  La Plata

Elevation: 8,901 Feet (2,713 Meters)

Commodity: Lead, Copper, Silver

Lat, Long: 37.61667, -107.80000

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Sarah G Claims MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Sarah G Claims


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver


Location

State: Colorado
County: La Plata
District: Needle Mountain


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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.
Administrative Organization: San Juan N. F.


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

Model Name: Polymetallic veins


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Devonian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Cerargyrite
Ore: Galena


Comments

Comment (Location): (LAND STATUS AND ADMINISTRATIVE AREA LOCATIONS CALCULATED USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS FOR SAN JUAN N. F.).


References

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 843

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 1261F


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