Mine detail: Continental Chief

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

39.23277, -106.17533

Resource(M)

Primary:	Silver, Lead, Zinc
Secondary:	Gold, Copper
Ore:	Cerussite, Galena, Hydrozincite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
Gangue:	Barite, Dolomite, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Medium
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:	Leadville Dolomite
Host type:	Dolomite

References

MRDS	D002432
DEP	10009438
Reference	{Deposit:: MESA MET-NONMET MINE FILE REF OWNER-ROBERT R BENSON}{Deposit:: Behre, C. H., Jr., 1953, Geology and ore deposits of the west slope of the Mosquito Range (Colorado): U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 235, 176 p.}{Deposit:: Sunshine Mining Co. Colorado exploration files, unpublished data, Colorado Geological Survey.}{Deposit:: Johansing, R. J., and Thompson, T. B., 1990, Geology and origin of Sherman-type deposits, central Colorado: Economic Geology Monograph 7, p. 367-394.}
Reporter	Hasler, J. William, Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC), Beach, Richard A.