Russia Mine

Past Producer in Park county in Colorado, United States with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10207485
MRDS ID D002387
MAS/MILS ID 0080930227
Record type Site
Current site name Russia Mine
Related records 10107807

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -106.1084, 39.34969 (WGS84)
Elevation 4206
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Park(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Alma(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Leadville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Leadville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Platte Headwaters(hydrologic unit)

South Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Platte(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Pike and San Isabel National Forests(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Park

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Tertiary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -106.1084, 39.34969

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1872

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Morey Reiber
    ID 503673
    Interest 100
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1990

Comments on the ownership information

  • OWNER:MOREY REIBER, 5051 W. GEDDES CIRCLE, LITTLETON, CO. (303) 973-1116

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINE MAP REPO #403510 #404930 #402310

  • Deposit

    BLM SURFACE QUAD NW-23

  • Deposit

    USGS ALMA QUAD

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 28-MAY-1993 Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 12/13/1984
MSHA mine ID0503673
Mine name (MSHA)Russia Mine
Current operatorIntermountain Resources Inc
Current controller (parent)Watson L W
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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External references

Authoritative Colorado resources

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