Mine detail: Minnie Lee Mine

Previously called 'Morning Star, MS 12879Patented Claims: Minnie Lee, MS 1473aMinnie Lee Mill Site, MS 1473b'

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Location

Lat / long:

37.87945, -107.48091

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc
Ore:	Galena, Sphalerite

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Vein
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host type:	Granite
Associated rock:	Granite Of Cataract Canyon
Associated type:	Granite
Structure:	San Juan Volcanic Field, San Juan Depression, San Juan-Uncompahgre Calderas, Silverton Caldera, Lake City Caldera, Eureka Graben
Tectonic:	Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)

References

MRDS	D011572
DEP	10101903
Reference	{Deposit:: LIPMAN, P.W., 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE LAKE CITY CALDERA AREA, WESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS MAP I-962.}{Deposit:: COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPTS.}{Deposit:: LIPMAN, P.W., AND OTHERS, 1976, MULTIPLE AGES OF MID-TERTIARY MINERALIZATION AND ALTERATION IN THE WESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: ECON. GEOLOGY, V. 71, NO. 3, P. 571-588.}{Deposit:: BLM MINERAL SURVEYS MS 1473A&B, 12879}
Reporter	Schwochow, Stephen D.