The Lower San Miguel District is a vanadium, gold, lead, and silver mine located in San Miguel county, Colorado.
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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:
Commodity: Vanadium, Gold, Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 38.0172, -108.05330
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Lower San Miguel District MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lower San Miguel District
Commodity
Primary: Vanadium
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Uranium
Secondary: Stone, Dimension
Secondary: Limestone, General
Tertiary: Cobalt
Tertiary: Chromium
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Colorado
County: San Miguel
District: LOWER SAN MIGUEL DISTRICT
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
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Ownership
Owner Name: SPENCER AND SCHOOLEY
Home Office: MANCOS
Info Year: 1977
Owner Name: SPENCER AND SCHOOLEY
Home Office: MANCOS
Info Year: 1977
Production
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Deposit
Record Type: District
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: STRATABOUND, CHEMICAL PRECIPITATE; REPLACEMENT; VEIN; PLACER
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1878
Year Last Production: 1977
Discovery Year: 1875
Years of Production:
Organization:
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Physiography
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Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
Type: R
Description: PARADOX BASIN, UNCOMPAHGRE UPLIFT, SAN JUAN VOLCANIC FIELD, SAN MIGUEL MTNS
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: OXIDATION
Alteration Text: OXIDATION OF CU AND PB SULFIDE TO CARBONATES; OXIDATION OF FE SULFIDE TO OXIDE; WALLROCK BLEACHING
Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
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References
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