Mine detail: Maple Leaf Mine

Previously called 'Claims: Maple LeafMaple Leaf No. 2Little NellieRoyalLubricator,'

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Location: Gunnison County, Colorado, United States, North America
Lat / long: 38.44722, -106.75534
dep_id: 10013137
mrds_id: D009255
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Trace mineral: Silver
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Vein
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Gold
work_type: Underground
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
yr_lst_prd: 1933
disc_yr: 1890
discr: Gunnison Mining And Manufacturing Co.
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 4910 AND 16738
  • Deposit:: COLO. DIV. MINES INSP. REPTS. 1906, V. 8, P.21
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