Governor Mine

Past Producer in Summit county in Colorado, United States with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Molybdenum
Sections on this page
  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 10017660
MRDS ID DC03979
Record type Site
Current site name Governor Mine
Related records 10119140

Geographic coordinates

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

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Summit

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 07S 78W 36 Colorado

Commodities

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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • 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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -106.05282, 39.39499

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: THREE (?) NE TRENDING VEINS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Blue River Area

Comments on the workings information

  • ADIT

Comments on development

  • PROSPECTED FOR MO, PRODUCED PB, ZN, AG

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

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.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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

External references

Authoritative Colorado resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.