The Climax Surface Mine Open Pit is a mine located in Lake county, Colorado at an elevation of 11,499 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: 11,499 Feet (3,505 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 39.3703, -106.16780
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Climax Surface Mine Open Pit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Climax Surface Mine Open Pit
Commodity
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Sulfur
Tertiary: Tin
Location
State: Colorado
County: Lake
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
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Pandora Mines Co.
Company ID: 502256
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1974
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Surface
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
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): REVISED BY MILS 5/79
Reference (Deposit): REF: COLO DIVISION OF MINES SUM OF MIN ACTIVITY 1977
Reference (Deposit): EMJ 1978
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