Unnamed near Rico, CO

Silver site, status unknown · Dolores County, Colorado

UnknownSilverSurfaceUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
ORE · SILVERBENCHESSECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE

Drawn as an open-pit mine, dug down in benches from the surface. The ore color stands for silver. 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
CountyDolores
Coordinates37.69941, -108.04705

Commodities

PrimarySilver
TertiaryZinc, Molybdenum, Copper, Graphite

Mine Details

StatusUnknown
TypeSurface
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10166364
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Black Wonder0.7 miSilverProspect
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Eureka0.7 miSilverOccurrence
Calumet0.7 miIronPast Producer
Montezuma Mine0.8 miSilver, LeadPast Producer
Montezuma Mine0.8 miLead, Zinc, SilverProducer

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