The Vivandiere Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Chaffee county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,599 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
Elevation: 8,599 Feet (2,621 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 38.64028, -105.98333
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Vivandiere Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Vivandiere Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Colorado
County: Chaffee
District: Turret 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
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: Southern Mosquito Range, Arkansas Valley Graben
Type: L
Description: Pleasant Valley Syncline, E-W-Trending Faults
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 2 OZ/TON AU, 6 OZ/TON AG, + 9% CU
Materials
Ore: Silver
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): NEAR TOWN OF TURRET ON EAST SIDE, ALONG CAT GULCH ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ-FILLED FISSURE FOLLOWING FINE-GRAINED PORPHYRY DIKE
Comment (Workings): SHAFT
References
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, WALDEMAR, 1908, NOTES ON COPPER DEPOSITS IN CHAFFEE, FREMONT, AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS BULLETIN 340, P. 157-174
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