Mollie Gibson Mine

The Mollie Gibson Mine is a silver, lead, and zinc mine located in Pitkin county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,081 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: Mollie Gibson Mine  

State:  Colorado

County:  Pitkin

Elevation: 8,081 Feet (2,463 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Lead, Zinc

Lat, Long: 39.19111, -106.80639

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Mollie Gibson Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Mollie Gibson Mine
Secondary: Claims: Chamberlain
Secondary: Lone Pine
Secondary: Emma
Secondary: San Quoit
Secondary: Bromide
Secondary: Mollie Gibson
Secondary: Silver King
Secondary: Jenny V.
Secondary: Sunset
Secondary: Emolite


Commodity

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


Location

State: Colorado
County: Pitkin
District: Aspen (Roaring Fork) 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

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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 Uplift, Central Colorado Trough, Piceance Basin, White River Uplift, Elk Uplift

Type: L
Description: Silver Fault, Clark Fault, Gibson Fault, Emma Fault, Smuggler Fault, Della Fault


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Near-Complete Oxidation Of Zn Ore; Dolomitization; Ferration,


Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleocene

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Barite


Comments

Comment (Workings): MINE DEVELOPED BY 770-TO 800-FT-DEEP VERTICAL SHAFT AND TEN LEVELS. POLYBASITE ORE ON GIBSON FAULT DEVELOPED IN LEVELS 2, 3, AND 4. WORKINGS CONNECT ON NW WITH SILVER KING SHAFT.

Comment (Location): IN SMUGGLER MOUNTAIN AREA 600 FT SW OF SMUGGLER SHAFT. ELEV AND LAT-LONG FROM BRYANT (1972) ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1980)

Comment (Development): CLAIMS LISTED ABOVE REPRESENT MOLLIE GIBSON CONSOLIDATED MINING CO. (1916)

Comment (Deposit): (SEE LAST PAGE)


References

Reference (Deposit): SPURR, J. E., 1898, GEOLOGY OF THE ASPEN DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS MON. 31, P. 181-185

Reference (Deposit): BRYANT, BRUCE, 1971, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ASPEN QUADRANGLE, PITKIN COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-933

Reference (Deposit): BRYANT, BRUCE, 1972, MAP SHOWING MINES, PROSPECTS, AND AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT SILVER, LEAD, AND ZINC PRODUCTION IN THE ASPEN QUADRANGLE, PITKIN COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-785-D

Reference (Deposit): BLM MINERAL SURVEYS MS 1226, 1910, 2120, 3924, 3960, 4281 AM, 4746, 5310

Reference (Deposit): HEYL, A. V., 1964, OXIDIZED ZINC DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES, PART 3--COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1135-C, P. 26-28


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