Unknown near Silverton, CO

Copper site, status unknown · San Juan County, Colorado

UnknownCopperSurfaceUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
ORE · COPPERBENCHESSECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE

Drawn as an open-pit mine, dug down in benches from the surface. The ore color stands for copper. 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
Coordinates37.88861, -107.70394

Commodities

PrimaryCopper
TertiaryLead, Zinc

Mine Details

StatusUnknown
TypeSurface
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10264888
This siteNearby records

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SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
St.paul0.2 miGoldPast Producer
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Congress0.2 miCopperPast Producer
Unknown near Silverton, CO0.3 miZincUnknown
Unknown near Silverton, CO0.4 miSilverPast Producer
Unknown near Silverton, CO0.4 miGoldPast Producer
Unknown near Silverton, CO0.4 miZincUnknown
Unknown near Silverton, CO0.5 miZincUnknown
Unknown near Silverton, CO0.5 miZincUnknown
Unknown near Silverton, CO0.6 miZincUnknown

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