Unknown near Telluride, 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
Coordinates37.89251, -107.72984

Commodities

PrimaryZinc
TertiarySilver, Copper, Gold, Lead

Mine Details

StatusUnknown
TypeUnderground
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10264904
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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Unknown near Telluride, CO0.2 miGoldUnknown
Unknown near Telluride, CO0.4 miZincUnknown
Lower Porphyry Gulch0.7 miLeadPast Producer
Lower Porphyry Gulch0.7 miLeadUnknown
Unknown near Silverton, CO0.7 miZincUnknown
Porphyry Basin0.7 miGoldUnknown
Mineral Basin0.7 miSilverUnknown
Red Creek Mine0.8 miLeadPast Producer
Unknown near Silverton, CO0.8 miGoldUnknown
San Antonio0.9 miLeadPast Producer
Magnet1.0 miSilverPast Producer
Unknown near Silverton, CO1.0 miZincUnknown

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