The Black Cloud Millseq# 0080650123 is a lead and zinc mine located in Lake county, Colorado at an elevation of 11,201 feet.
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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: 11,201 Feet (3,414 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 39.2256, -106.21530
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Black Cloud Millseq# 0080650123 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Cloud Millseq# 0080650123
Secondary: Leadville Unit Mill
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Colorado
County: Lake
District: Leadville District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
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Ownership
Owner Name: Asarco (American Smelting And Refining Co.)
Company ID: 500516
Percent: 8.00
Info Year: 1977
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Plant
Plant Type: Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant Subtype: Flotation
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Open Stope - Room and Pillar
Milling Method: Flotation
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
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Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THIS MAY BE A DUPLICATE OF MAS SEQ# 0080650123 BLACK CLOUD MILL RELATED MAS FILE BLACK CLOUD MINE 0080650002:
References
Reference (Deposit): REVISED BY MILS 5/79
Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, VOL 107, #45, NOV., 6, 1996, P3.
Reference (Deposit): PAYDIRT, FEB, 1997, #692, P14.
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