Maid of Erin Mine

The Maid of Erin Mine is a mine located in Lake county, Colorado at an elevation of 10,499 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: Maid of Erin Mine  

State:  Colorado

County:  Lake

Elevation: 10,499 Feet (3,200 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 39.24917, -106.27472

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Maid of Erin Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Maid of Erin Mine


Commodity

Tertiary: Zinc


Location

State: Colorado
County: Lake
District: Leadville


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

Type: Patented


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: 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

Not available


Comments

Comment (Deposit): CERCLA (SUPERFUND) SITE. PROPERTY INCLUDED IN THE CALIFORNIA GULCH MINING WASTE SITE PLACED ON THE NATIONAL PRIORITIES LIST (NPL) IN 1983. ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS INCLUDE: 1) ACID MINE DRAINAGE CONTAMINATED WITH HEAVY METALS, AND 2) MINE DUMPS AND MILL TAILINGS CONTAINING HEAVY METALS. DOI ALLEGED TO BE A PRP. USBM SAMPLED MINE DUMPS IN 1942/1943.


References

Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 148

Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 235

Reference (Deposit): MAS OCT 1976 FILE


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