Unknown near Silverton, CO

Lead site, status unknown · San Juan County, Colorado

UnknownLeadUndergroundUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
SHAFTORE · LEADLEVELSHEADFRAMESECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE

Drawn as an underground mine, reached by a shaft or tunnel and worked along the ore. The ore color stands for lead. 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
Coordinates37.81471, -107.73534

Commodities

PrimaryLead
TertiaryCopper, Gold, Silver

Mine Details

StatusUnknown
TypeUnderground
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10289424
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Unknown near Silverton, CO0.3 miLeadPast Producer
Black Diamond0.4 miMolybdenumPast Producer
Black Diamond0.4 miMolybdenumOccurrence
Mineral Creek Bog Iron0.5 miIronPast Producer
Moly Group0.5 miLeadPast Producer
Unknown near Silverton, CO0.9 miStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Copper Gulch0.9 miGoldUnknown
Unknown near Silverton, CO1.2 miGoldUnknown
Unknown near Silverton, CO1.3 miLeadUnknown
Silverheel1.6 miUnknown
Ensle Tunnel1.7 miGoldOccurrence
Moly Gulch1.8 miLeadUnknown

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