Sunrise Mine

Copper site, status unknown · Montrose County, Colorado

UnknownCopperUndergroundUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
SHAFTORE · COPPERLEVELSHEADFRAMESECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE

Drawn as an underground mine, reached by a shaft or tunnel and worked along the ore. 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
CountyMontrose
Coordinates38.40139, -108.92568

Commodities

PrimaryCopper
TertiarySilver

Mine Details

StatusUnknown
TypeUnderground
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10265087
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Sunrise Mine0.0 miCopper, SilverPast Producer
Morning Glory Mines0.4 miSilver, CopperOccurrence
Dean #10.4 miUraniumOccurrence
Redbed #10.4 miUraniumOccurrence
Woodchuck0.4 miPast Producer
Red Beds0.5 miPast Producer
Dean #1, Redbed #1, 20.5 miUranium, VanadiumOccurrence
Pinion-Cedar Group0.5 miPast Producer
Unknown (Montrose County)0.6 miCopperOccurrence
Hot Dog0.9 miUraniumPast Producer
Red Hill Group1.0 miPast Producer
Clyde J. Wright,et.al., Penion An1.2 miPast Producer

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