| Deposit ID | 10239357 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0080650095 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Leadville Mill (Day Mines/Hecla) |
| Alternate or previous names | Stringtown Mill, Sherman Mill |
| Point of reference | Plant |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.32061, 39.23471 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 3414 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lake(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Leadville South(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 |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 009 S | 079 W | 29 | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Plant (1) | -106.32061, 39.23471 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Day Mines Inc. |
| ID | 502267 |
| Home office | Colorado |
| Year | 1980 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0080650095 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 0502267 |
COLO. DIV. OF MINES 1977 SUMMARY OF MINERAL INDUSTRY ACTIVITIES IN COLORADO 1977.
REMJ. 1978 LISTS: SHERMAN MINE AND MILL.
REVISED BY MILS 4/79.
MSHA REVISION BY MILS 3-80
Sunshine Mining Co. Colorado exploration files, unpublished data, Colorado Geological Survey.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ALTERNATE NAME LISTED AS SHERMAN MILL AND RESURRECTION MILL: AN OTHER RESURRECTION MILL HAS MAS SEQ 0080650338: THESE MAY BE DUPLICATE FILES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 08-APR-97 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines | |
| Updater | 28-FEB-06 | Beach, Richard A. | Colorado Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 06/24/1990 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 0502267 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Stringtown Mill |
| Current operator | Leadville Corp |
| Current controller (parent) | Risk Robert |
| Mine type | Facility (Metal / non-metal) |
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