Mine detail: Pittsburgh-Notaway Group

Previously called 'West NotawayEast NotawayMeekerPittsburgh (Pittsburg)'

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Location

Lat / long:

39.78749, -105.5017

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold, Copper, Silver
Secondary:	Lead, Zinc
Ore:	Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite, Sylvanite, Tennantite, Enargite, Gold
Gangue:	Pyrite, Quartz

Production

Operation type:	Underground
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:	Idaho Springs Formation
Host type:	Gneiss,Pegmatite,Porphyry

References

MAS	80470005
DEP	10166780
Reference	{Deposit:: MINE MAP REPO # 408287,409056 AND OTHERS UNDER EXPLORATION}{Deposit:: BY EARTH SCIENCES INC. ; REF: MAS FILE-USGS PROF PAPER 223 P}{Deposit:: Sims, P. K., Drake, A. A., Jr., and Tooker, E. W., 1963, Economic geology of the Central City district, Gilpin County, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 359, 231 p.}{Deposit:: Sunshine Mining Co. Colorado exploration files, unpublished data, Colorado Geological Survey.}
Reporter	Melton, Greg, Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC), Beach, Richard A.