The Garbutt is a manganese mine located in Lake county, Colorado at an elevation of 11,601 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: 11,601 Feet (3,536 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 39.24306, -106.23333
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Garbutt MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Garbutt
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: Colorado
County: Lake
District: Leadville
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
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
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcocite
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 148, p. 300
Reference (Deposit): MINE MAP REPO #407165 #407487
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