| Deposit ID | 10142361 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0080650123 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Black Cloud Mill |
| Alternate or previous names | Leadville Unit Mill 0080650254 |
| Point of reference | Plant |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.24421, 39.23169 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 3414 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lake(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Sherman(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Leadville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Leadville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Arkansas Headwaters(hydrologic unit)
Upper Arkansas(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Arkansas(hydrologic subregion)
Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Lake |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Plant (1) | -106.24421, 39.23169 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Plant type | Beneficiation (Mill) |
| Plant subcategory | Flotation |
| Milling method | Flotation |
| District name | Leadville District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Asarco (American Smelting And Refining Co.) |
| Interest | 60 |
| Home office | Colorado |
| Year | 1996 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Resurrection Mining Co. |
| Interest | 40 |
| Home office | Colorado |
| Year | 1996 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0080650123 |
USGS MT SHERMAN QUAD
THE MINING RECORD, VOL., 107, #45, NOV., 6, 1996, P11.
PAYDIRT, FEB., 1997, #692, P14.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MAY BE DUPLICATE OF MAS SEQ 0080650254 LEADVILLE UNIT MILL: AN ALTERNATE NAME FOR THE BLACK CLOUD OPERATION IS THE LEADVILLE MINE AND MILL OR LEADVILLE UNIT MINE AND MILL. MILS DATA FROM BLACK CLOUD MINE MAS SEQ 0080650002: |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 08-APR-97 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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