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
Coordinates37.87251, -107.62814

Commodities

PrimaryZinc
TertiaryCopper, Gold, Lead, Silver

Mine Details

StatusUnknown
TypeUnderground
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10289291
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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Kittimac Mine0.3 miCopper, Zinc, LeadOccurrence
Natalie0.4 miTungstenPast Producer
Lead Carbonate0.4 miLead, ZincOccurrence
Natalie0.7 miTungstenProducer
Silver Ledge0.7 miTungstenProducer
Magnolia0.7 miTungstenOccurrence
Black Hawk0.8 miGoldPast Producer
Silver Bay Mine0.8 miCopper, Silver, Gold, Lead, ZincProducer
Black Hawk, Occidental0.8 miLead, Zinc, SilverProducer
Minnehaha Mine0.8 miZinc, Lead, Copper, SilverProducer
Black Hawk0.8 miLead, ZincOccurrence
Silver Ledge0.9 miTungstenPast Producer

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