The Silver Dollar Claims is a mine located in Saguache county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,999 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
Elevation: 8,999 Feet (2,743 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 37.79778, -106.51833
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Silver Dollar Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Dollar Claims
Secondary: Claims: Silver Dollar
Secondary: Silver Dollar No. 2
Commodity
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Colorado
County: Saguache
District: Embargo (Embargo Creek, Meyers Creek) District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Owner Name: Keith Tyree
Years: 1980 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1980
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: San Juan Volcanic Field, La Garita Caldera
Type: L
Description: Embargo Intrusive Center
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Location): ALONG UNNAMED TRIBUTARY OF SEITZ CREEK. LAT-LONG GIVEN IS CENTER E2 SEC. 15 ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1976
Comment (Commodity): METALS LISTED ARE GENERAL OCCURRENCES NOTED FOR DISTRICT. SPECIFIC METALS AT THESE CLAIMS ARE UNKNOWN
References
Reference (Deposit): LARSEN, E.S., JR., AND CROSS, WHITMAN, 1956, GEOLOGY AND PETROLOGY OF THE SAN JUAN REGION, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 258, P. 112.
Reference (Deposit): STEVEN, T.A., AND OTHERS, 1974, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE DURANGO QUADRANGLE, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS I-764.
Reference (Deposit): BLM CLAIM RECORDS
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