The Mountain Lion Mining, Milling and Power Co. Claims is a lead mine located in Saguache county, Colorado.
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Mountain Lion Mining, Milling and Power Co. Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mountain Lion Mining, Milling and Power Co. Claims
Secondary: Mountain Lion
Secondary: Little Rule
Secondary: Home
Secondary: Home Mill Site
Secondary: Lioness
Secondary: Cora
Secondary: Side Line 1 and 2
Secondary: Cascade
Secondary: Hallie
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Colorado
County: Saguache
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Mountain Lion Mining, Milling And Power Co.
Years: 1903 -
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
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Location): CLAIMS ARE 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): THREE SHAFTS OF DEPTHS 150 FT, 75 FT, AND 40 FT; 152-FT TUNNEL, 200 FT OF DRIFT
References
Reference (Deposit): COLORADO DIV. MINES MINE MANAGERS REPT. 1903
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