Mine detail: Akron Mine

Previously called 'Akron Tunnelincludes Mazeppa, May (or Little May), North Star, Tenderfoot, and W. and A. mines'

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Location

Lat / long:

38.53944, -106.3945

Resource(M)

Primary:	Zinc, Lead, Silver
Secondary:	Copper, Gold
Ore:	Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:	Manitou Dolomite
Host type:	Dolomite
Associated type:	Rhyolite
Structure:	reverse fault

References

MRDS	D002944
DEP	10009764
Reference	{Deposit:: COLO. MINING ASSOC. YEARBOOK, 1949}{Deposit:: CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 9,65}{Deposit:: ROBINSON, 1955, CU PHD THESIS}{Deposit:: Crawford, R. D., 1913, Geology and ore deposits of the Monarch and Tomichi districts, Colorado: Colorado Geological Survey Bulletin 4, 317 p.}{Deposit:: Dings, M. G., and Robinson, C. S., 1957, Geology and ore deposits of the Garfield quadrangle, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 289, 110 p.}{Deposit:: Sunshine Mining Co. Colorado exploration files, unpublished data, Colorado Geological Survey.}
Reporter	Hasler, J. William, Conservation Division Files, Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC), Beach, Richard A.