Unknown 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
Coordinates37.84691, -107.65284

Commodities

PrimaryZinc
TertiaryLead, Silver, Copper, Gold

Mine Details

StatusUnknown
TypeUnderground
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10265119
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Unknown near Silverton, CO0.2 miZincUnknown
Yukon Tunnel0.4 miTungstenProducer
Unknown near Silverton, CO0.8 miZincUnknown
Unknown Group near Silverton, CO0.8 miZincUnknown
Boston0.8 miLead, Copper, Silver, Gold, ZincProducer
Boston0.8 miLeadPast Producer
Unknown near Silverton, CO0.9 miZincOccurrence
Valley Forge Mine1.0 miProspect
Ariadne1.1 miTungstenPast Producer
Tincup and Gypsy1.2 miTungstenOccurrence
Conyer1.2 miTungstenProducer
Dakota1.3 miFluorine-FluoriteOccurrence

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