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
Coordinates37.89141, -107.71734

Commodities

PrimaryZinc
TertiaryCopper, Gold, Lead, Silver

Mine Details

StatusUnknown
TypeUnderground
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10143195
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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Unknown near Silverton, CO0.3 miZincUnknown
Unknown near Telluride, CO0.3 miZincUnknown
Unknown near Silverton, CO0.4 miSilverPast Producer
Koehler Tunnel0.4 miCopperPast Producer
Unknown near Silverton, CO0.4 miGoldUnknown
Longfellow0.5 miCopperPast Producer
Red Creek Mine0.6 miLeadPast Producer
Congress0.7 miCopperPast Producer
Hoffy0.7 miGoldUnknown
St.paul0.7 miGoldPast Producer
Magnet0.7 miSilverPast Producer
Carbon Lake0.7 miGoldUnknown

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