Black Cloud Millseq# 0080650123

The Black Cloud Millseq# 0080650123 is a lead and zinc mine located in Lake county, Colorado at an elevation of 11,201 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Black Cloud Millseq# 0080650123
Secondary: Leadville Unit Mill

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Gold

Location

State: Colorado
County: Lake
District: Leadville District

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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

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Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: Asarco (American Smelting And Refining Co.)
Company ID: 500516
Percent: 8.00
Info Year: 1977

Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Plant
Plant Type: Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant Subtype: Flotation
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Open Stope - Room and Pillar
Milling Method: Flotation
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

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

Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Deposit): THIS MAY BE A DUPLICATE OF MAS SEQ# 0080650123 BLACK CLOUD MILL RELATED MAS FILE BLACK CLOUD MINE 0080650002:

References

Reference (Deposit): REVISED BY MILS 5/79

Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, VOL 107, #45, NOV., 6, 1996, P3.

Reference (Deposit): PAYDIRT, FEB, 1997, #692, P14.

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