Lower San Miguel District

The Lower San Miguel District is a vanadium, gold, lead, and silver mine located in San Miguel county, Colorado.

About the MRDS Data:

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

Name: Lower San Miguel District  

State:  Colorado

County:  San Miguel

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

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Holdings

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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:
Significant:


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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