L-C Property

The L-C Property is a mine located in Hinsdale county, Colorado at an elevation of 12,402 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: L-C Property
Secondary: Lake City Property

Commodity

Tertiary: Potassium
Tertiary: Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid
Tertiary: Aluminum

Location

State: Colorado
County: Hinsdale
District: Lake City

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

Type: State Lease
Type: Federal Lease

Workings

Type: Surface

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Bench (Berm)
Milling Method: Hydrometallurgy Unspecified
Discovery Year: 1972
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M

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

Unknown: Alunite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): MUCH OF ORIGINAL DATA SUPPLIED BY JOHN E HUSTED,GA. INSTITUT REVISED EVALUATION MADE BY R.A. SALISBURY. RECORD 040 PRIM. LAND USE ALSO INCLUDES GRAZ. & MINERAL ORIE MATRIX DATA- HUSTED S RESOURCE FIGURES OF JAN. 28,1975 HAVE INCLUDED AT THE 25% PROBABILITY LEVEL AND BELOW. REC. 130 EST. UNIT PRODUCTION COST IS ASSUMED TO MATCH THE N DEPOSIT IN BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH. RECORD 160 - SHIPPING POINT LAKE CITY, COLO. RECORD 160 - DESTINATION OF CONC. ASSUMED TO BE THE DALLES, ESTIMATED 7 YRS. WOULD BE NEEDED TO BRING PROPERTY TO PRODUC THE POSSIBILITY EXISTS THAT BECAUSE OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT DEPOSIT MAY HAVE TO BE MINED BY AN UNDERGROUND METHOD. GRADES ARE IN TERMS OF AL203 (ALUMINA). RECORD 130 ACQUISITION NOT INCLUDED. ASSUME $0.14 PER TO ASSUME COST DATA GOOD TO MAY 30,1975. REC 040-QUAD NAME IS LAKE SAN CRISTOBAL.

References

Reference (Deposit): REF. LARSEN, E.S., 1913, ALUNITE IN THE SAN CRISTOBAL QUAD.,

Reference (Deposit): IN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECON. GEOL., 1911, PT. 1, EDITED

Reference (Deposit): W. LINDGREN: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 530, P. 179-183.

Reference (Deposit): REC. 020,021,022. REF. IS E&MJ, SEPT. 1974.

Reference (Deposit): REF. CROSS, WHITMAN, AND LARSEN, ESPER S., 1935, A BRIEF REV

Reference (Deposit): THE GEOLOGY OF THE SAN JUAN REGION OF SOUTHWESTERN CO

Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 843.

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