Silver Eagle

Lead site, status unknown · San Miguel 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
CountySan Miguel
Coordinates37.85440, -107.93065

Commodities

PrimaryLead
TertiarySilver, Copper, Gold, Zinc

Mine Details

StatusUnknown
TypeUnderground
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10240165
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
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Slide Rock-Silver Dollar Group2.5 miSilver, Gold, LeadPast Producer
Moyer & Tuscon2.6 miUraniumUnknown
Butterfly No. 3,42.6 miGoldPast Producer
Butterfly Mill2.7 miGoldPast Producer

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