Article: Minerals of the Wolftone mine: Leadville Mining District, Lake County, Colorado.

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The Leadville mining district, whose history, geology, and mineralogy have been described in numerous publications, is one of the most famous silver mining camps in the United States. For an in-depth study of the ore deposits and mineralogy of the district, the reader is referred to Emmons, Irving, and Loughlin (1927), Loughlin (1918, 1926), and Shannon and Shannon (1985). The fortunes of mining made several individuals millionaires, mostly from the profits of the rich silver mines that produced more than 250 million ounces of silver during the life of the Leadville camp. Possibly the most famous Leadville millionaire and "silver king" was ...

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