Superior Mine

The Superior Mine is a silver, lead, gold, zinc, and copper 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

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Site Name

Primary: Superior Mine
Secondary: Silver King
Secondary: Silver Wing
Secondary: Tiger Extension
Secondary: St. Cloud and Windsor
Secondary: Sukey
Secondary: Moscow
Secondary: Coaly
Secondary: Equity
Secondary: Denver
Secondary: Celtic
Secondary: Mark Twain and St. Elmo
Secondary: Alladins Lamp
Secondary: Superior

Commodity

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

Location

State: Colorado
County: Summit
District: Montezuma - Geneva Creek

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
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: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Ankerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): SILVER WING = PART OF BURKE MARTIN; SILVER KING = SUKEY

Comment (Location): THIS IS AN AREA OF MINES. OLD TIMER: 39-34-21N, 105-51-47W; ADDER: 39-34-31N, 105-52-22W; CABLE: 39-34-25N, 105-51-59W; COLEY: 39-34-11N, 105-52-20W; HARRISON: 39-34-32N, 105-52-24W; JERRY: 39-34-40N, 105-52-07W; MARK TWAIN: 39-34-13N, 105-52-33W; NEW YORK: 39-34-44N, 105-51-52W; SILVER WING: 39-34-20N, 105-51-47W; SUPERIOR (SILVER KING): 39-33-57N, 105-51-44W; TIGER: 39-33-59N, 105-52-28W

Comment (Workings): ADDER AND HARRISON: SHAFTS; CABLE, JERRY, MARK TWAIN, NEW YORK, OLD TIMER, SILVER WING, SILVER KING, AND TIGER: ADITS

References

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., 1992, 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.

Reference (Deposit): PATTON, H.B., 1909, THE MONTEZUMA MINING DISTRICT OF SUMMIT COUNTY, COLORADO: COLORADO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, FIRST REPORT, 1908, P. 105-144.

Reference (Deposit): LOVERING, T.S., 1935, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MONTEZUMA QUADRANGLE, COLORADO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 178, P. 68-111

Reference (Deposit): LOVERING, T.S., AND GODDARD, E.N., 1950, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE FRONT RANGE, COLORADO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 223, 319 P.

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 8,65

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 (Location): Montezuma 7 1/2' topographic map.

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