The Sylvanite is a silver, manganese, barium-barite, and iron mine located in Gunnison county, Colorado at an elevation of 12,001 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
Elevation: 12,001 Feet (3,658 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Manganese, Barium-Barite, Iron
Lat, Long: 38.99222, -106.95000
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Sylvanite MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sylvanite
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Manganese
Primary: Barium-Barite
Primary: Iron
Location
State: Colorado
County: Gunnison
District: Dorchester
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: Diorite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Silver
Ore: Iron
Ore: Barite
Comments
Comment (Location): APPROX. SECTION. TOWNSHIP UNDIVIDED.; LATITUDE-LONGITUDE VALUES CALCULATED FROM TOWNSHIP, RANGE, SECTION.
Comment (Production): RICH ORE
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: EN ECHELON FISSURES . RICH NATIVE SILVER
References
Reference (Deposit): BLM CONNECTING SHEETS
Reference (Deposit): ELDRIDGE, 1894, USGS GEOL. ATLAS, FOLIO 9
Reference (Deposit): GASKILL, 1956, U. NEW MEX. MSC. THESIS
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 9,65
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