The Yukon property is a silver and gold mine located in Lake county, Colorado.
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Yukon property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Yukon property
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Colorado
County: Lake
District: St. Kevin-Sugarloaf District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
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Comments
Comment (Commodity): Samples from mines in the Yukon group assayed anomalous values of base and precious metals. (Sunshine files, 1975)
Comment (Geology): Veins in fissure zones in Precambrian granite, and schist and gneiss. Silver, and some gold and lead, were the main products of the district.
Comment (Location): A 900-acre property on Sugarloaf Mountain, SW of Turquoise Lake, about 6 miles WNW of Leadville, in or near sec 14(?), T 9 S, R 81 W. Mines in the Yukon group are nearby in secs 13, 24, and 25.
Comment (Names): Mines associated with the Yukon group include Atlas, Edna M., Fanchon, Tiger, T.L. Walsh,and Siwatch.
References
Reference (Deposit): Sunshine Mining Co. Colorado exploration files, unpublished data, Colorado Geological Survey.
Reference (Deposit): Singewald, Q. D., 1951, Sugar Loaf and St. Kevin mining districts, Lake County, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1027-E, p. 251-299.
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