Unknown 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
Coordinates37.91861, -107.57034

Commodities

PrimaryZinc

Mine Details

StatusUnknown
TypeUnderground
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10142952
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Treasure Mountain Gold Mining0.3 miGoldPast Producer
Sandiago0.3 miGoldPast Producer
Unknown Group near Silverton, CO0.4 miZincUnknown
Golden Fleece0.4 miGoldPast Producer
San Juan Queen0.4 miLead, Zinc, SilverProducer
Scotia0.4 miGoldOccurrence
Golden Fleece0.4 miGoldProducer
Blanchard Placer0.4 miGoldUnknown
Scotia0.5 miGoldPast Producer
Unknown Group near Ouray, CO0.5 miZincUnknown
San Juan Queen0.5 miLeadPast Producer
Toltec0.6 miLeadOccurrence

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