Colorado · Lake County
Producer

Black Cloud Mine

Lake County, Colorado, United States
LeadZincGoldSilverCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryLead, Zinc
TertiaryGold, Silver, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Other materialsChalcopyrite, Dolomite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Quartz, Siderite, Sphalerite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1971
Identification
Deposit ID10191170
Alternate namesLeadville Unit, Resurrection Mine 0080650339, Irene Shaft, Yak Tunnel
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates39.22529, -106.22371
References
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