Unknown Gr 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
Coordinates37.79501, -107.58894

Commodities

PrimaryZinc
TertiaryGold, Lead

Mine Details

StatusUnknown
TypeUnderground
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10264859
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Shenandoah0.2 miLeadPast Producer
Dives0.2 miSilverPast Producer
Shanandoah Dives Mill0.3 miSulfur-PyriteOccurrence
North Star0.4 miSilverPast Producer
Animas District0.4 miCopper, Gold, Silver, Zinc, LeadPast Producer
Trilby Group0.4 miGoldPast Producer
Dives0.5 miSilver, LeadProducer
North Star0.5 miSilver, LeadProducer
Unknown Group near Silverton, CO0.5 miZincUnknown
Mountaineer,lookout0.6 miGoldPast Producer
Shenandoah-Dives0.7 miCopper, Zinc, Gold, LeadOccurrence
Inknown0.7 miZincUnknown

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