Adelaide Claim

The Adelaide Claim is a copper, lead, silver, and gold mine located in Saguache 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

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Site Name

Primary: Adelaide Claim

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold

Location

State: Colorado
County: Saguache

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Adelaide Mining And Milling Co.
Years: 1913 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Unknown
Operation Type: Unknown
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: Sawatch Arch, Sangre De Cristo Range, Rio Grande Rift

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ORE VALUES REPORTEDLY $50 TO $75/TON (AG-PB)

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold

Comments

Comment (Location): CLAIM CITED AS BLAKE DISTRICT BUT SECTION LOCATION IS UNKNOWN. LAT-LONG GIVEN IS CENTER OF COMMON TOWNSHIP LINE; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = MONTROSE 1:250000

Comment (Workings): 250-FT SHAFT, 1050 FT OF TUNNEL, 160 FT OF DRIFT, 1295 FT OF CROSSCUTS

References

Reference (Deposit): COLORADO DIV. MINES MINE MANAGERS REPTS. (1912,1913) AND INSPECTORS REPTS

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