Solomon Mine

The Solomon Mine is a lead and zinc mine located in Mineral county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,301 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

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Site Name

Primary: Solomon Mine
Secondary: King Solomon

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper

Location

State: Colorado
County: Mineral
District: Creede District

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

Not available

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: King Solomon Mining Co.
Years: 1912 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1892
Discovery Year: 1890
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

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

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: R
Description: San Juan Volcanic Field; La Garita, Creede, And Bachelor Calderas

Type: L
Description: Solomon-Holy Moses Fault; Creede Graben

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Limonite And Wad Oxidation Products Of Thuringite

Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Oligocene

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Oligocene

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SULFIDE ORE CARRIES 30% ZN AND PB, 1 TO 3 OZ/TON AG, $1 TO $2/TON AU

Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Silver
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Talc
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Fluorite

Comments

Comment (Location): S-T-R, LAT-LONG, AND ELEV DETERMINED FROM EMMONS AND LARSEN'S (1923) TOPO MAP (1:24,000), MINE OR CLAIM LIES ALONG E. WILLOW CR. AT EAST BASE OF CAMPBELL MTN ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF UPPER TUNNEL AND DRIFT ON SOLOMON VEIN; LOWER OR MAIN ADIT DRIVEN TO MEXICO VEIN. MAIN DRIFTS ALONG MEXICO AND SOLOMON VEINS. 420-FT INCLINED WINZE WITH FOUR LEVELS TURNED AT 100-FT INTERVALS DRIVEN AT POINT 600 FT N50W FROM UPPER PORTAL. LENGTH FIGURE INCLUDES ALL MAPPED WORKINGS ON SOLOMON, MEXICO, AND ETHEL VEINS EXCEPT FOUR LOWER LEVELS OF UNKNOWN LENGTH

References

Reference (Deposit): EMMONS, W.H., AND LARSEN, E.S. 1923, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE CREEDE DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 718, 198 P.

Reference (Deposit): LINDEMANN, J.W., AND OTHERS, EDS., 1981, FIELD TRIP NOTES, CREEDE MINING DISTRICT, SAN JUAN VOLCANIC PROVINCE, COLORADO: DENVER REGIONAL EXPLORATION GEOLOGISTS SOC. GUIDEBOOK

Reference (Deposit): STEVEN, T.A., AND RATTE, J.C., 1965, GEOLOGY AND STRUCTURAL CONTROL OF ORE DEPOSITION IN THE CREEDE DISTRICT, SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 487, 90 P.

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