Unknown Group near Silverton, CO

Zinc site, status unknown · San Juan County, Colorado

UnknownZincUndergroundUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
SHAFTORE · ZINCLEVELSHEADFRAMESECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE

Drawn as an underground mine, reached by a shaft or tunnel and worked along the ore. The ore color stands for zinc. Federal records note the kind of operation and its status, not its depth or layout, so this is a typical example rather than a survey of this site.

Location

StateColorado
CountySan Juan
Coordinates37.91001, -107.55534

Commodities

PrimaryZinc
TertiaryCopper, Gold, Lead, Silver

Mine Details

StatusUnknown
TypeUnderground
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10119237
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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Toltec0.1 miLeadPast Producer
Unknown near Silverton, CO0.2 miZincUnknown
Unknown near Silverton, CO0.3 miZincUnknown
Treasure Mountain Gold, Sandiago Tunnel0.3 miLead, ZincOccurrence
Silver Wing0.3 miGoldPast Producer
Suprise0.3 miTungstenOccurrence
Great Eastern-Silver Wing0.5 miLeadPast Producer
Toltec0.5 miLeadOccurrence
Tom Moore0.5 miLeadPast Producer
Tom Moore0.5 miLead, SilverOccurrence
Unknown near Silverton, CO0.6 miZincUnknown
Unknown near Silverton, CO0.6 miZincUnknown

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