The Champaign and Coney Claim is a lead, zinc, gold, and silver mine located in Park 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, Zinc, Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 39.31083, -106.17222
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Champaign and Coney Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Champaign and Coney Claim
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Colorado
County: Park
District: London
Land Status
Not available
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
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Production): $250,000 80 OZ AG 2 OZ AU/TON .013% U3O8
Comment (Deposit): RADON GAS IN MINE
References
Reference (Deposit): DMEA RECORDS
Reference (Deposit): COLO. STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 3,PL1
Reference (Deposit): BLM CONNECTING SHEETS
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE.9,64
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