| Deposit ID | 10263951 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0080650038 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Wolftone Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.27394, 39.24777 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 3231 |
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 | 080 W | 24 | SESE | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -106.27394, 39.24777 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Leadville |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0080650038 |
MAS OCT 1976 FILE
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CERCLA (SUPERFUND) SITE. PROPERTY INCLUDED IN THE CALIFORNIA GULCH MINING WASTE SITE PLACED ON THE NATIONAL PRIORITIES LIST (NPL) IN 1983. ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS INCLUDE: 1) ACID MINE DRAINAGE CONTAMINATED WITH HEAVY METALS, AND 2) MINE DUMPS AND MILL TAILINGS CONTAINING HEAVY METALS. DOI ALLEGED TO BE A PRP. USBM SAMPLED MINE DUMPS IN 1942/1943. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 02-JUL-1993 | Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines | |
| Updater | 22-AUG-0007 | Melton, Greg | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
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