The Hawkins adit is a silver and gold mine located in Huerfano county, Colorado.
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Hawkins adit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hawkins adit
Secondary: Courthouse vein
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Tellurium
Location
State: Colorado
County: Huerfano
District: Blanca District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Epithermal veins
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): Adit is on the north side of Blanca Peak, within 1 mile NNE of Blanca Peak, in sec. 30, T 28 S, R 72 W.
References
Reference (Deposit): Scott, D. C., 1986, Gold, silver, and tungsten resources of the Courthouse vein system, Sangre de Cristo Wilderness Study Area, Alamosa and Huerfano counties, Colorado: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open File Report MLA 52-86, 28 p.
Reference (Deposit): Ellis, C.E., Hannigan, B.J., and Thompson, J.R., 1983, Mineral investigation of the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness Study Area, Alamosa, Custer, Fremont, Huerfano, and Saguache Counties, Colorado: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open File Report MLA 65-83, 190 p.
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