Eclipse Mine

The Eclipse Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Pitkin county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,501 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

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Site Name

Primary: Eclipse Mine
Secondary: Claims: Wyoming, MS 4190
Secondary: Eclipse No. 1
Secondary: Eclipse No. 2
Secondary: Tunnel Lode

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead

Location

State: Colorado
County: Pitkin
District: Columbia 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

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Eclipse Mining Co.
Years: 1921 -

Owner Name: F. R. Leaver And Associates
Years: 1921 -

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: Sawatch Uplift, Central Colorado Trough, Piceance Creek Basin, Elk Uplift

Type: L
Description: White Rock Pluton, Elk Range Thrust Fault, Castle Creek Fault Zone

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

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Comments

Comment (Location): ON HILLSIDE SW OF CASTLE CREEK AND NORTH OF SAWYER CREEK. ELEV AND LAT-LONG GIVEN ARE FOR SMALL GRANODIORITE PLUG ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1977)

Comment (Commodity): ORE MINERAL IDENTIFIED ON BASIS OF GENERAL OCCURRENCE FOR DISTRICT

Comment (Workings): PROPERTY WORKED THROUGH 100-FT-LONG LITTLE TOM TUNNEL

References

Reference (Deposit): BRYANT, BRUCE, 1970, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE HAYDEN PEAK QUADRANGLE, PITKIN AND GUNNISON COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-863

Reference (Deposit): COLORADO DIV. MINES ANN. OPERATOR REPT.

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