Unknown near Silverton, CO

Lead site, status unknown · San Juan County, Colorado

UnknownLeadUndergroundUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
SHAFTORE · LEADLEVELSHEADFRAMESECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE

Drawn as an underground mine, reached by a shaft or tunnel and worked along the ore. The ore color stands for lead. 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
Coordinates37.84751, -107.73644

Commodities

PrimaryLead
TertiarySilver

Mine Details

StatusUnknown
TypeUnderground
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10143171
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Zinc-King Mine0.2 miLeadPast Producer
Bonner0.3 miGoldPast Producer
Unknown near Silverton, CO0.3 miLeadUnknown
Unknown near Silverton, CO0.4 miZincUnknown
Unknown near Silverton, CO0.4 miGoldUnknown
Unknown near Ophir, CO0.4 miSilverUnknown
Unknown near Silverton, CO0.5 miGoldUnknown
Mountain View Claims0.5 miLeadPast Producer
Unknown near Ophir, CO0.6 miZincUnknown
Unknown near Ophir, CO0.6 miGoldUnknown
Freda0.7 miSilverUnknown
Moly Gulch0.8 miLeadUnknown

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