Turkey Creek Mine

Gold site, status unknown · San Miguel County, Colorado

UnknownGoldUndergroundUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
SHAFTORE · GOLDLEVELSHEADFRAMESECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE

Drawn as an underground mine, reached by a shaft or tunnel and worked along the ore. The ore color stands for gold. 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 Miguel
Coordinates37.88470, -107.83704

Commodities

PrimaryGold
TertiarySilver

Mine Details

StatusUnknown
TypeUnderground
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10134538
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