Last Relief Mine

The Last Relief Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Saguache county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,301 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

Name: Last Relief Mine  

State:  Colorado

County:  Saguache

Elevation: 9,301 Feet (2,835 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Lead

Lat, Long: 37.805, -106.52250

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Last Relief Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Last Relief Mine


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead


Location

State: Colorado
County: Saguache
District: Embargo (Embargo Creek, Meyers Creek) District


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
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: San Juan Volcanic Field, La Garita Caldera

Type: L
Description: Embargo Intrusive Center


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena


Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATION UNKNOWN. LAT-LONG AND ELEV ARBITRARILY PLACED AT SOUTH QUARTER-CORNER SEC. 10 ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1976

Comment (Production): USGS CITES SMALL AMOUNT OF PRODUCTION IN 1908 AND 1917


References

Reference (Deposit): LARSEN, E.S., JR., AND CROSS, WHITMAN, 1956, GEOLOGY AND PETROLOGY OF THE SAN JUAN REGION, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 258, P. 112.

Reference (Deposit): STEVEN, T.A., AND OTHERS, 1974, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE DURANGO QUADRANGLE, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS I-764.

Reference (Deposit): USGS MINERAL RESOURCES OF US, 1917, 1908


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