Kite Tunnel

Gold occurrence · Dolores County, Colorado

OccurrenceGoldUndergroundUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
SHAFTORE · GOLDLEVELSHEADFRAMESECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE

Drawn as an underground mine, reached by a shaft or tunnel and worked along the ore. The ore color stands for gold. 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
Coordinates37.71561, -108.01065

Commodities

PrimaryGold

Mine Details

StatusOccurrence
TypeUnderground
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10263858
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Oro0.3 miGoldUnknown
Uncle Ned0.5 miZincPast Producer
World's Fair0.6 miSilverPast Producer
Double Cross0.6 miPast Producer
Logan Shaft0.6 miSilverPast Producer
Wellington Group0.7 miZinc, Silver, LeadPast Producer
Prospect0.7 miOccurrence
Wellington0.7 miSilverPast Producer
C.h.c.0.7 miSilverPast Producer
Logan Mine0.8 miSilver, Lead, Zinc, GoldPast Producer
C. H. C. Group0.8 miSilver, Lead, ZincPast Producer
Logan0.8 miSilverPast Producer

What This Means

This location is classified as a mineral prospect or occurrence — a site where minerals have been identified but no significant mining has taken place. These sites typically have minimal environmental impact but indicate the presence of mineral deposits in the area.

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