Patsie Helen and Marion

The Patsie Helen and Marion is a silver, gold, and rhenium mine located in Ouray county, Colorado at an elevation of 11,001 feet.

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

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Site Name

Primary: Patsie Helen and Marion

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Rhenium

Location

State: Colorado
County: Ouray
District: Red Mountain

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Polymetallic veins

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Latite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): A.B. Wilson suggests deleting this record. There is no reference and none of the information can be verified. There is a mention of a Helen vein in a description of the Michael Breen mine, which is 2 mi. to the north, but there is no way to confirm that it is the same Helen.

References

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