Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead, Silver
SecondaryGold, Copper
TertiaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlVuggy Limestone Breccia In Graben
Materials
Ore mineralsHydrozincite, Plumbojarosite
GangueCalcite, Dolomite, Jarosite, Limonite, Marcasite, Selenite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Leadville Limestone;Belden Formation
StructureWhite River Uplift, Grand Hogback Monocline.
Tectonic settingColorado Platform; Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
AlterationFe And Mn Oxides; Significant Oxidation Of Sulfide Ores
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1927
Last production1951
Discovery year1925
Identification
Deposit ID10013570
MRDS IDD009936
Alternate namesGrandview Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.69637, -107.7126
References
HEYL, A.V., 1964, OXIDIZED ZINC DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES, PART 3--COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1135-C, P. 32-33, 53-54, PL. 5.TWETO, OGDEN, AND OTHERS, 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE LEADVILLE 1X2 QUADRANGLE, NORTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS MAP I-999MICROFILM MINERAL COMMODITY DOC. 3425-3426 (FROM ORIGINAL CRIB RECORD)HEYL (1964) AS COMPILED FROM U.S. BUREAU OF MINES MINERAL YEARBOOKS