Corkscrew

Silver site, status unknown · Dolores County, Colorado

UnknownSilverUndergroundUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
SHAFTORE · SILVERLEVELSHEADFRAMESECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE

Drawn as an underground mine, reached by a shaft or tunnel and worked along the ore. 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
Coordinates37.76061, -108.10595

Commodities

PrimarySilver
TertiaryLead, Zinc, Molybdenum

Mine Details

StatusUnknown
TypeUnderground
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10166558
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Emma0.0 miGoldPast Producer
Como0.0 miSilverUnknown
America Mine0.0 miSilver, GoldPast Producer
Unknown near Rico, CO0.2 miGoldUnknown
Poor Boy0.2 miSulfurPast Producer
Free Coinage Mine0.2 miGold, SilverOccurrence
Unknown near Rico, CO0.3 miSilverOccurrence
Smuggler Mine0.3 miSilver, Gold, LeadPast Producer
Sulphur Queen Group0.4 miSilverPast Producer
Sulfur King0.4 miSulfurPast Producer
Allen Claims Group0.4 miSulfurUnknown
Nettie0.6 miSilverOccurrence

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