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Wellington

Past Producer in Summit county in Colorado, United States with commodities Iron, Lead, Silica, Silver, Zinc, Gold
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  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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Production statistics
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10264911
MRDS ID DC05162
MAS/MILS ID 0081170003
Record type Site
Current site name Wellington
Related records 10108375

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -106.01393, 39.48388 (WGS84)
Elevation 3012

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 006 S 077 W 32 Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Silica Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Gold Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Unknown
Biotite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Siderite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

(1) -106.01393, 39.48388
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Area 1HA
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 SHEAR ZONE
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Secondary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Secondary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 PROPYLITIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 INTERM ARGILLIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #3 SILICIFICATION
    Total Surface Area (HA) 1
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1887

Mining district

District name Breckenridge

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented
Type of mineral rights Federal Lease
Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Wellington Mines Co.
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1974

Production statistics

  • Year 1909
    Material concentrates
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Gold Gold 1g/mt
    Trace Zinc Zinc 5%null%
    Trace Silver Silver 343g/mt
    Trace Silica Silica 5%null%
    Trace Lead Lead 50%null%
    Trace Iron Iron 14%null%
  • Year 1909
    Material ore
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Gold Gold 3g/mt
    Trace Silver Silver 857g/mt
    Trace Silica Silica 16%null%
    Trace Lead Lead 45%null%
    Trace Iron Iron 6%null%
  • Year 1909
    Material ore
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Gold Gold 1g/mt
    Trace Zinc Zinc 6%null%
    Trace Silver Silver 343g/mt
    Trace Silica Silica 7%null%
    Trace Lead Lead 45%null%
    Trace Iron Iron 10%null%

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 20375M
    Overall depth 404M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method OVERHAND 10-38
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK FISSURED WITH EXCESSIVE WATER
    Rock Characteristics NO PLANES OF WEAKNESS
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING WHEN DRY
    Mine Support Chars. CHEMICAL COATING
    Avg. Length of Adits (m) 19971
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1934

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COLO DIV OF MINES A SUMMARY OF MINERAL ACTIVITIES IN COLO

  • Deposit

    MESA MET-NONMET MINE FILE REF OWNER-OP- I AM ENTERPRISES

  • Deposit

    USGS PP 75, p. 131

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 10-MAY-1985 Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines
Updater 11-AUG-0007 Melton, Greg U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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