| Deposit ID | 10013136 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009250 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lubricator Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Lubricator |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.7634, 38.44611 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2505 |
| Relative position | 11 MILES S 51 E FROM GUNNISON |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Gunnison(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Iris(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Saguache(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Montrose(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Tomichi(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 | Gunnison |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 048N | 002E | 04 | SW OF SW | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Amphibolite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Amphibolite | ||||||||
| Rock description | Amphibolite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| (1) | -106.7634, 38.44611 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | San Juan Volcanic Field; Gunnison Uplift |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Cochetopa Dome; Razor Creek Dome; Los Ochos Fault |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1889 |
| Discoverer | C.W. Shores And Others |
| District name | Cochetopa (Cochetopa Creek) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009250 |
OLSON, J.C., 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE IRIS QUADRANGLE, GUNNISON AND SAGUACHE COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-1286
BLM MINERAL SURVEY MS 2197
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | QUARTZ VEINS AT MAPLE LEAF MINE TREND EAST-WEST AND DIP STEEPLY TO SOUTH. VEIN CLOSEST TO LUBRICATOR MINE TRENDS N70W, 85 SW, WHICH IS SUBPARALLEL TO FAULT THAT LIES 700 FT TO NE AND THAT MAY HAVE CONTROLLED VEIN EMPLACEMENT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1982 | Schwochow, Stephen D. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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