The Paymaster, Peruvian, Shoe Basin Tunnel is a zinc, copper, gold, silver, and lead mine located in Summit 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: Zinc, Copper, Gold, Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 39.62222, -105.79889
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Paymaster, Peruvian, Shoe Basin Tunnel MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Paymaster, Peruvian, Shoe Basin Tunnel
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Colorado
County: Summit
District: Peru Creek Area
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Barite
Comments
Comment (Location): PAYMASTER: 39-37-20N, 105-47-56W; PERUVIAN: 39-36-57N, 105-47-57W; SHOE BASIN: 30-36-35N, 105-47-57W
Comment (Workings): ADITS
Comment (Production): SUMMIT COUNTY 105, 372 T. PB, 127, 181 T. ZN.
References
Reference (Deposit): NEUERBERG, G.J., BOTINELLY, THEODORE, AND ANALYSTS, 1977, SELECTED GEOCHEMICAL AND PETROGRAPHIC DATA FOR CHARACTERIZING THE MINERALIZED ROCKS OF THE MONTEZUMA MINING DISTRICT, CENTRAL COLORADO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN FILE REPORT 77-425.
Reference (Deposit): LOVERING, T.S., 1935, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MONTEZUMA QUADRANGLE, COLORADO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 178, P. 92.
Reference (Deposit): DMEA RECORDS
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 8,65
Reference (Deposit): WILSON, ANNA B., AND LAROCK, EDWARD J., 1991, ASCII DATABASE FOR PRINCIPAL LODE MINES AND MINERALIZED AREAS IN SOUTHERN SUMMIT COUNTY, COLORADO, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 91-0027A AND B, 22 P. AND ONE DISKETTE.
Reference (Deposit): WILSON, ANNA B., AND LAROCK, EDWARD J., IN PRESS, MINERALIZED AREAS AND PRINCIPAL LODE MINES IN SOUTHERN SUMMIT COUNTY, COLORADO, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-2163, SCALE 1:50,000.
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