Dewey

Copper site, status unknown · Hinsdale County, Colorado

UnknownCopperUndergroundUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
SHAFTORE · COPPERLEVELSHEADFRAMESECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE

Drawn as an underground mine, reached by a shaft or tunnel and worked along the ore. The ore color stands for copper. 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
CountyHinsdale
Coordinates37.95361, -107.54204

Commodities

PrimaryCopper
TertiarySilver

Mine Details

StatusUnknown
TypeUnderground
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10142259
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Monticello1.6 miCopperUnknown

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