No Name Mine

The No Name Mine is a lead, zinc, and silver mine located in Boulder 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: No Name Mine  

State:  Colorado

County:  Boulder

Elevation:

Commodity: Lead, Zinc, Silver

Lat, Long: 39.98167, -105.58194

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No Name Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: No Name Mine


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver


Location

State: Colorado
County: Boulder
District: Caribou


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

Not available


Production

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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

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Silver


Comments

Comment (Production): $1,000,000

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: MINERALIZED SHEAR ZONE THAT STRIKES N 55 E AND DIPS 70 NW. ORE DISSEMINATED AS STRINGERS IN SHEAR ZONE. ORE MINERALS ARE GALENA, SPHALERITE, ARGENTITE, PYRARGYRITE, AND NATIVE SILVER

Comment (Deposit): PART OF CARIBOU CONSOLIDATED GROUP


References

Reference (Deposit): MOORE AND OTHERS, 1957, USGS BULL 1030-N, PG 541 AND PLATES 35, 36, 37, 40.

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 10,62


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