Mine detail: Lubricator Mine

Previously called 'Lubricator'

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Location: Gunnison County, Colorado, United States, North America
Lat / long: 38.44611, -106.7634
dep_id: 10013136
mrds_id: D009250
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold, Silver
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Vein
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Gold
Reporter: Schwochow, Stephen D.
hrock_unit: Amphibolite
hrock_type: Amphibolite
Structure: San Juan Volcanic Field; Gunnison Uplift, Cochetopa Dome; Razor Creek Dome; Los Ochos Fault
tectonic: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns); Colorado Platform
disc_yr: 1889
discr: C.W. Shores And Others
References:
  • Deposit:: OLSON, J.C., 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE IRIS QUADRANGLE, GUNNISON AND SAGUACHE COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-1286
  • Deposit:: BLM MINERAL SURVEY MS 2197
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