| Deposit ID | 10017660 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC03979 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Governor Mine |
| Related records | 10119140 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.05282, 39.39499 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | 6 1/2 MILES S. OF BRECKENRIDGE VIA. COLO. STATE HWY 9 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Summit(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Breckenridge(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Leadville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Leadville(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Summit |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 07S | 78W | 36 | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Molybdenum | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Molybdenite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -106.05282, 39.39499 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Blue River Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC03979 |
SINGEWALD, Q.D., 1951, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE UPPER BLUE RIVER AREA, SUMMIT COUNTY, COLORADO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 970, P 1-73.
WARNER, L., ET AL, 1959, OCCURRENCES OF NON-PEGMATITIC BERYLLIUM IN THE U.S., U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 318, P. 179
VOEGELI AND KING, 1969, USGS-WSP1535-N
CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 8,65
SINGEWALD, Q.D., 1951, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE UPPER BLUE RIVER AREA, SUMMIT COUNTY, COLORADO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 970, 74 P.
SINGEWALD, Q.D., 1947, LODE DEPOSITS OF THE UPPER BLUE RIVER AREA, SUMMIT COUNTY, IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF COLORADO, JOHN W. VANDERWILT, STATE OF COLORADO MINERAL RESOURCES BOARD, P. 343-346.
WILSON, ANNA B., AND LAROCK, EDWARD J., IN PRESS, MINERALIZED AREAS AND PRINCIPAL LODE MINES IN SOUTHERN SUMMIT COUNTY, COLORADO, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-2163, SCALE 1:50,000.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | QUARTZ VEIN IN SANDSTOND AND SHALE |
| Deposit | WORKINGS-3700 FT. THIS RECORD DUPLICATED MRDS # D000463. THE TWO RECORDS WERE COMBINED AND RECORD # D000463 WAS DELETED. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1973 | Conservation Division Files, King, R.U. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-APR-1991 | Wilson, Anna B. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 14-AUG-0007 | Melton, Greg | U.S. Geological Survey |
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