Treasure Trove

The Treasure Trove is a copper, zinc, lead, and uranium mine located in Ouray county, Colorado at an elevation of 10,089 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Treasure Trove

State:  Colorado

County:  Ouray

Elevation: 10,089 Feet (3,075 Meters)

Commodity: Copper, Zinc, Lead, Uranium

Lat, Long: 37.9083, -107.70320

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Treasure Trove MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Treasure Trove
Secondary: Treasure Trove Claims


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: Vanadium


Location

State: Colorado
County: Ouray
District: Red Mountain


Land Status

Land ownership: State
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Polymetallic veins


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Latite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Enargite
Ore: Galena


Comments

Comment (Deposit): Merged 10191557 Treasure Trove Claims with this record. Delete 10191557.

Comment (Deposit): NO URANIUM MINERALS OBSERVED SOME RADIOACTIVITY ABOVE BACKGROUND


References

Reference (Deposit): BURBANK, W.S., 1941, COLO. SCI. SOC. PROC., V. 14, NO. 5.

Reference (Deposit): MAS Oct 1976 File


Colorado Mining Photos

Placer mines at Cripple Creek, Colorado ca. 1892

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