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Superior Mine

Past Producer in Summit county in Colorado, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Gold, Zinc, Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10108427
MRDS ID DC05625
MAS/MILS ID 81170173
Record type Site
Current site name Superior Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -105.86222, 39.56583 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Summit(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Montezuma(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Denver West(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Denver(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Blue(hydrologic unit)

Colorado Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)

Colorado Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

White River National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Summit

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 05S 76W 35 Colorado
6th Principal 06S 076W 2 Colorado

Comments on the location information

  • THIS IS AN AREA OF MINES. OLD TIMER: 39-34-21N, 105-51-47W; ADDER: 39-34-31N, 105-52-22W; CABLE: 39-34-25N, 105-51-59W; COLEY: 39-34-11N, 105-52-20W; HARRISON: 39-34-32N, 105-52-24W; JERRY: 39-34-40N, 105-52-07W; MARK TWAIN: 39-34-13N, 105-52-33W; NEW YORK: 39-34-44N, 105-51-52W; SILVER WING: 39-34-20N, 105-51-47W; SUPERIOR (SILVER KING): 39-33-57N, 105-51-44W; TIGER: 39-33-59N, 105-52-28W

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Gold Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Ankerite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Barite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -105.86222, 39.56583
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Montezuma - Geneva Creek

Comments on the workings information

  • ADDER AND HARRISON: SHAFTS; CABLE, JERRY, MARK TWAIN, NEW YORK, OLD TIMER, SILVER WING, SILVER KING, AND TIGER: ADITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SILVER WING = PART OF BURKE MARTIN; SILVER KING = SUKEY

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 1973-03-01 Conservation Division Files U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 1991-04-01 Wilson, Anna B. U.S. Geological Survey
Editor 2007-08-07 Melton, Greg U.S. Geological Survey
Editor 2009-07-13 Wilson, Anna B. U.S. Geological Survey merged and deleted newMRDS 10192293 (MAS 081170173)

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

External references

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Authoritative Colorado resources

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