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
Coordinates37.78421, -107.58484

Commodities

PrimaryZinc
TertiaryCopper, Lead, Gold, Silver

Mine Details

StatusUnknown
TypeUnderground
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10192138
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Highland Mary0.1 miSilverPast Producer
Highland Mary Mine0.2 miUnknown
Highland Mary0.2 miCopper, Silver, Lead, ZincProducer
Inknown0.3 miZincUnknown
Mountaineer,lookout0.3 miGoldPast Producer
Unknown Group near Silverton, CO0.4 miZincUnknown
Trilby Group0.4 miGoldPast Producer
Shanandoah Dives Mill0.5 miSulfur-PyriteOccurrence
Animas District0.5 miCopper, Gold, Silver, Zinc, LeadPast Producer
Dives0.6 miSilverPast Producer
Shenandoah0.7 miLeadPast Producer
Unknown Gr near Silverton, CO0.8 miZincUnknown

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