Sylvanite

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

Name: Sylvanite  

State:  Colorado

County:  Gunnison

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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