Lackawanna Mine

The Lackawanna Mine is a copper, gold, silver, zinc, and lead 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: Lackawanna Mine

State:  Colorado

County:  San Juan

Elevation:

Commodity: Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead

Lat, Long: 37.81079, -107.64244

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Lackawanna Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Lackawanna Mine
Secondary: Osceola Mine


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead


Location

State: Colorado
County: San Juan
District: Animas


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

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena


Comments

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: NW-TRENDING VEINS


References

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 9,65

Reference (Deposit): USBM MIN. EXAM. FILE


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