Humbug

The Humbug is a molybdenum mine located in Summit 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

Name: Humbug  

State:  Colorado

County:  Summit

Elevation:

Commodity: Molybdenum

Lat, Long: 39.45694, -106.13389

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Humbug MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Humbug
Secondary: Humbug Stock


Commodity

Primary: Molybdenum


Location

State: Colorado
County: Summit


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Amax, Inc.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Ferrimolybdite
Ore: Molybdenite


Comments

Comment (Commodity): COMMODITY SPECIALIST INFO: MO

Comment (Deposit): THIS RECORD DUPLICATED MRDS # D000464. THE TWO RECORDS WERE COMBINED AND RECORD # D000464 WAS DELETED.

Comment (Location): LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE WERE APPROXIMATED USING BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT'S GGWL (GEOGRAPHIC WELL LOCATOR) PROGRAM FOR THE FOOTAGE CALL: T07S R78W SECTION 08, 2640 FT N, 2640 FT E.


References

Reference (Deposit): HORTON, FEDERICK W., 1916, MOLYBDENUM; ITS ORES AND THEIR CONCENTRATION: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 111, 132 PP.

Reference (Deposit): R.U. KING, 1/15/70, MOLY. BASE MAP

Reference (Deposit): 1967 DIREXPL AMA

Reference (Deposit): VOEGELI, PAUL T., SR, AND KING, ROBERT U., 1969, OCCURRENCE AND DISTRIBUTION OB MOLYBDENUM IN THE SURFACE WATER OF COLORADO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1535-N.


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