Mine detail: Wellington Mine

Previously called 'Wellington TunnelLiberty TunnelSiam TunnelExtenuate Tunnel (X-10-U-8 Tunnel)Abundance TunnelOro ShaftMill TunnelNew TunnelOld Oro Tunnel'

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Location

Lat / long: 39.4836, -106.01532

Resource(M)

Primary: Zinc, Lead
Secondary: Silver, Gold
Tertiary: Copper, Cadmium
Ore: Galena, Sphalerite
Gangue: Barite, Pyrite, Siderite

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:Morrison Formation, Dakota Formation, Benton Shale, Niobrara Formation, Pierre Shale, monzonite porphyry intrusive
Host type:Wacke,Orthoquartzite,Black Shale,Mixed Clastic/Carbonate Rock,Porphyry

References

MRDSDC05162
DEP10108375
Reference{Deposit:: RANSOME, F.L., 1911, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BRECKENRIDGE DISTRICT, COLORADO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 75, P. 112, 126.}{Deposit:: DMEA RECORDS 4986; OME 6112}{Deposit:: LOVERING, T.S., AND GODDARD, E.N., 1950, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE FRONT RANGE, COLORADO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 223, P. 116-122.}{Deposit:: CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 8,65}{Deposit:: WILSON, ANNA B., AND LAROCK, EDWARD J., 1991, ASCII DATABASE FOR PRINCIPAL LODE MINES AND MINERALIZED AREAS IN SOUTHERN SUMMIT COUNTY, COLORADO, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 91-0027A AND B, 22 P. AND ONE DISKETTE.}{Deposit:: WILSON, ANNA B., AND LAROCK, EDWARD J., IN PRESS, MINERALIZED AREAS AND PRINCIPAL LODE MINES IN SOUTHERN SUMMIT COUNTY, COLORADO, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-2163, SCALE 1:50,000.}{Deposit:: Sunshine Mining Co. Colorado exploration files, unpublished data, Colorado Geological Survey.}{Deposit:: COLO DIV OF MINES A SUMMARY OF MINERAL ACTIVITIES IN COLO}{Deposit:: MESA MET-NONMET MINE FILE REF OWNER-OP- I AM ENTERPRISES}{Deposit:: Lovering, T. S., 1934, Geology and ore deposits of the Breckenridge mining district, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 176, 64 p.}
ReporterConservation Division Files, Hasler, J. Wm., Wilson, Anna B., Beach, Richard A., Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC)