Unknown Group 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
Coordinates37.86751, -107.64254

Commodities

PrimaryZinc
TertiaryCopper, Gold, Lead, Silver

Mine Details

StatusUnknown
TypeUnderground
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10216117
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SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Dakota0.2 miFluorine-FluoritePast Producer
King0.3 miTungstenPast Producer
Gold Thread0.3 miTungstenProducer
Big Colorado0.3 miTungstenOccurrence
Gypsy, Tincup, & Big Ben Claims0.6 miTungstenPast Producer
Silver Ledge0.6 miTungstenPast Producer
Big Colorado0.7 miTungstenPast Producer
Unknown near Silverton, CO0.9 miZincUnknown
Graham Mine1.0 miZinc, Silver, LeadProducer
Kittimac Mine1.0 miCopper, Zinc, LeadOccurrence
Conyer1.0 miTungstenProducer
Tincup and Gypsy1.0 miTungstenOccurrence

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