Strip Mine

The Strip Mine is a silver and copper mine located in Custer county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,199 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

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Site Name

Primary: Strip Mine
Secondary: Verde Creek Deposit

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Molybdenum
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Antimony
Secondary: Barium-Barite
Tertiary: Gold

Location

State: Colorado
County: Custer

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: vein
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

Model Name: Epithermal veins

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration: propylitic (chlorite)

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Barite

Comments

Not available

References

Reference (Deposit): REF: USGS ELECTRIC PEAK QUAD

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