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Lead (commodity) from
Orion (Orion Tunnel; Orion & Saddle No. 6 Fluorspar Mine), Central Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Commodity:Lead (commodity)
Data
Commodity Data:Click here to view Lead (commodity) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Orion (Orion Tunnel; Orion & Saddle No. 6 Fluorspar Mine), Central Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1121849
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1121849:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other deposits of Lead (commodity)
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘChancellor Mine (Allied Jamestown), Jamestown Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘHumboldt, Sparten, Splendor Occurrence (Escanaba and Humbolt), Gold Hill Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘMt Pleasent, Jamestown Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
3.3km (2.0 miles) ⓘNugget Group, Jamestown Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘUnknown Zinc - Lead (MRDS - 10018047), Jamestown Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘFairday Mine, Central Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘUnknown Lead - Silver - Zinc Occurrence (MRDS - 10017391), Gold Hill Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
13.3km (8.3 miles) ⓘDew Drop, Ward Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
17.6km (11.0 miles) ⓘUnknown Silver - Lead - Zinc (MRDS - 10018120), Caribou Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘLucky Strike (Last Nickel), Dry Lake, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
 
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