| Deposit ID | 10101903 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D011572 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Minnie Lee Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Patented Claims: Minnie Lee, MS 1473a, Minnie Lee Mill Site, MS 1473b, Morning Star, MS 12879 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.48091, 37.87945 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3505 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
| Relative position | 13.6 MILES S 41 W FROM LAKE CITY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Hinsdale(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Redcloud Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Silverton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Durango(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Gunnison(hydrologic unit)
Gunnison(hydrologic accounting unit)
Gunnison(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management CO)
Bureau of Land Management CO BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Hinsdale |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 042N | 006W | 24,25 | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Granite Of Cataract Canyon | ||||||
| Rock description | Granite Of Cataract Canyon | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -107.48091, 37.87945 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | San Juan Volcanic Field, San Juan Depression |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | San Juan-Uncompahgre Calderas, Silverton Caldera, Lake City Caldera, Eureka Graben |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Sherman District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Freeman Brothers |
| Home office | Lake City, Co. |
| First year | 1928 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Meyer, Herman |
| Home office | Lake City, Co. |
| First year | 1928 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D011572 |
LIPMAN, P.W., 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE LAKE CITY CALDERA AREA, WESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS MAP I-962.
COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPTS.
BLM MINERAL SURVEYS MS 1473A&B, 12879
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-84 | Schwochow, Stephen D. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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