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Sherman Mine (Sherman tunnel; Leadville Corporation Mine; Day Mines; Hilltop Mine), Upper Iowa Gulch, Leadville District, Lake Co., Colorado, USA

Ref.: Eckel, Edwin B. (1997),Minerals of Colorado, updated & revised: 21; Rocks & Min.: 65:61, Rocks & Min 70:5 pp 298-310.

A silver mine located in T. 9 S., R. 80 W., over 5 miles East of Leadville in upper Iowa Gulch, below Mount Sherman at the base of the Iowa Amphitheater at 12,200 feet of altitude. Started 1968-1970. Reopened 1975-1982. Produced 10 million oz. Ag.





Mineral List:
  		•  Anglesite
  		• Argentojarosite ?
  		• Aurichalcite
  		• Azurite
  		• Baryte
  		• Bindheimite
  		• Brochantite
  		• Calcite
  		• Cerussite
  		• Chalcopyrite
  		• Chrysocolla
  		• Copper
  		• Covellite
  		• Cuprite
  		• Dolomite
  		• Galena
  		• Goethite
  		• Graphite
  		• Hemimorphite
  		• Huntite
  		• Limonite
  		• Linarite
  		• Malachite
  		• Plumbojarosite
  		• Pyromorphite
  		• Quartz
  		• Rosasite
  		• Silver
  		• Smithsonite
  		• Sphalerite
  		• Willemite
  		• Wulfenite


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