Green Mountain Mine

The Green Mountain Mine is a zinc, lead, and copper mine located in San Juan 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

Name: Green Mountain Mine

State:  Colorado

County:  San Juan

Elevation:

Commodity: Zinc, Lead, Copper

Lat, Long: 37.79111, -107.56833

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Green Mountain Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Green Mountain Mine


Commodity

Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper


Location

State: Colorado
County: San Juan


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
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

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite


Comments

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: VEIN - N45W ZONE OFFSET BY NORMAL STEP FAULTS DOWN TO WEST AND TO SOUTH


References

Reference (Deposit): USBM MIN. EXAM. FILE

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 9, 64


Colorado Mining Photos

Placer mines at Cripple Creek, Colorado ca. 1892

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