The Strip Mine is a silver and copper mine located in Custer county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,199 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: 9,199 Feet (2,804 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Copper
Lat, Long: 38.1328, -105.60080
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Strip Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Strip Mine
Secondary: Verde Creek Deposit
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Molybdenum
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Antimony
Secondary: Barium-Barite
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Colorado
County: Custer
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: vein
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Epithermal veins
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: propylitic (chlorite)
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Barite
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): REF: USGS ELECTRIC PEAK QUAD
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