Colorado · Summit County
Producer

Lower Chatauqua Mine

Summit County, Colorado, United States
LeadGoldZincSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryLead, Gold, Zinc, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
Geology
Host rockGneiss
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10107832
MRDS IDD002823
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.55305, -105.86949
References
LOVERING, T.S., 1935, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MONTEZUMA QUADRANGLE, COLORADO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 178, 119 P. p. 76NEUERBERG, G.J., AND BOTINELLY, THEODORE, 1972, MAP SHOWING GEOLOGIC AND STRUCTURAL CONTROL OF ORE DEPOSITS, MONTEZUMA DISTRICT, CENTRAL COLORADO, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS MAP I-750, SCALE 1:3168.LOVERING, T.S., AND GODDARD, E.N., 1950, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE FRONT RANGE, COLORADO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 223, 319 P.PATTON, H.B., 1909, THE MONTEZUMA MINING DISTRICT OF SUMMIT COUNTY, COLORADO: COLORADO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, FIRST REPORT, 1908, P. 105-144.NEUERBERG, G.J., BOTINELLY, THEODORE, AND ANALYSTS, 1977, SELECTED GEOCHEMICAL AND PETROGRAPHIC DATA FOR CHARACTERIZING THE MINERALIZED ROCKS OF THE MONTEZUMA MINING DISTRICT, CENTRAL COLORADO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN FILE REPORT 77-425.WILSON, ANNA B., AND LAROCK, EDWARD J., 1991, ASCII DATABASE FOR PRINCIPAL LODE MINES AND MINERALIZED AREAS IN SOUTHERN SUMMIT COUNTY, COLORADO, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 91-0027A AND B, 22 P. AND ONE DISKETTE.WILSON, ANNA B., AND LAROCK, EDWARD J., IN PRESS, MINERALIZED AREAS AND PRINCIPAL LODE MINES IN SOUTHERN SUMMIT COUNTY, COLORADO, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-2163, SCALE 1:50,000.