Carson

Lead site, status unknown · Hinsdale County, Colorado

UnknownLeadUndergroundUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
SHAFTORE · LEADLEVELSHEADFRAMESECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE

Drawn as an underground mine, reached by a shaft or tunnel and worked along the ore. The ore color stands for lead. 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
CountyHinsdale
Coordinates37.85561, -107.37003

Commodities

PrimaryLead
TertiaryCopper, Gold, Iron, Silver

Mine Details

StatusUnknown
TypeUnderground
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10239853
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
George the Third Mine0.3 miSilver, GoldProducer
Bachelor Mine0.7 miZinc, Lead, Gold, SilverPast Producer
St. Jacob Mine0.8 miGold, Silver, Lead, CopperProducer
Carson District1.0 miCopper, Gold, Silver, LeadPast Producer
Wager Gulch Limonite Deposit2.3 miIronPast Producer
Unknown near Lake, CO2.5 miSilverOccurrence
Unknown near Lake, CO2.5 miLeadOccurrence
Unknown near Lake, CO2.5 miIronOccurrence
Unknown near Lake, CO3.2 miUnknown
Piedra Niegro Claim3.3 miManganeseOccurrence
George Washington Group3.9 miSilver, GoldPast Producer
Sherman District4.3 miSilver, GoldPast Producer

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