Old Butterfly Mine

Gold site, status unknown · San Miguel County, Colorado

UnknownGoldUndergroundUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
SHAFTORE · GOLDLEVELSHEADFRAMESECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE

Drawn as an underground mine, reached by a shaft or tunnel and worked along the ore. The ore color stands for gold. 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 Miguel
Coordinates37.85780, -107.88594

Commodities

PrimaryGold
TertiarySilver

Mine Details

StatusUnknown
TypeUnderground
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10289319
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Moyer & Tuscon0.2 miUraniumUnknown
Butterfly No. 3,40.2 miGoldPast Producer
Calamine0.4 miGoldPast Producer
Butterfly Mill0.5 miGoldPast Producer
Garibaldi0.7 miGoldPast Producer
Matterhorn Mine0.7 miGoldPast Producer
Lake View Group0.7 miGoldPast Producer
San Bernardo0.8 miGoldPast Producer
Crown Point Group Mill0.9 miGoldUnknown
Bootjack0.9 miGoldPast Producer
American Frenchman1.0 miGoldPast Producer
San Juan and S. B. Kenrick Lodes1.0 miCopperUnknown

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