Colorado · Summit County
Past Producer

Superior Mine

Summit County, Colorado, United States
LeadSilverCopperZincGold
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Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Materials
Ore mineralsAnkerite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueBarite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10108427
MRDS IDDC05625
Alternate namesSuperior, Alladins Lamp, Mark Twain and St. Elmo, Celtic, Denver, Equity, Coaly, Moscow, Sukey, St. Cloud and Windsor, Tiger Extension, Silver Wing, Silver King
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.56583, -105.86222
References
LOVERING, T.S., 1935, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MONTEZUMA QUADRANGLE, COLORADO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 178, P. 68-111LOVERING, 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.CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 8,65NEUERBERG, 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.PATTON, H.B., 1909, THE MONTEZUMA MINING DISTRICT OF SUMMIT COUNTY, COLORADO: COLORADO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, FIRST REPORT, 1908, P. 105-144.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., 1992, 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.Montezuma 7 1/2' topographic map.