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
Coordinates37.88781, -107.66374

Commodities

PrimaryZinc
TertiaryCopper, Gold, Lead, Silver

Mine Details

StatusUnknown
TypeUnderground
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10143287
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Minnesota0.1 miTungstenPast Producer
Unknown near Silverton, CO0.2 miZincUnknown
Evaline0.2 miTungstenUnknown
Unknown near Silverton, CO0.2 miZincUnknown
Unknown Group near Silverton, CO0.3 miZincUnknown
Unknown near Silverton, CO0.3 miZincUnknown
First Chance0.3 miTungstenPast Producer
Gold Dollar - Little Mack0.3 miGoldPast Producer
Galtic Boy Group0.3 miTungstenPast Producer
Galtie Boy - Hercules Mine0.4 miLead, Zinc, SilverProducer
Dawn of Day0.4 miTungstenPast Producer
Gold King Mill Placer0.4 miSilverPast Producer

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