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
Coordinates37.84751, -107.67924

Commodities

PrimaryZinc
TertiaryCopper, Gold, Lead, Silver

Mine Details

StatusUnknown
TypeUnderground
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10143583
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Anglo - Saxon0.1 miTungstenPast Producer
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Golden Hub0.2 miTungstenPast Producer
Porcupine Lode0.3 miZinc, Silver, Lead, CopperOccurrence
Omaha0.6 miZincUnknown
Boston0.7 miLeadPast Producer
Boston0.7 miLead, Copper, Silver, Gold, ZincProducer
Ariadne0.7 miTungstenPast Producer
Omaha0.8 miZincUnknown
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Mayday Mine0.9 miLead, Zinc, TungstenProducer

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