The Ray Tunnel is a gold, silver, and lead mine located in Saguache county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,170 feet.
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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: 9,170 Feet (2,795 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 37.80389, -106.52000
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Ray Tunnel MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ray Tunnel
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
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: Ray Tunnel And Mining Co.
Years: 1901 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1893
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: Host Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: COLO. DIV. MINES CITES ORE VALUE OF $8 TO $10/TON
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Workings): ONE TUNNEL DRIVEN 735 FT. CROSSCUT OF UNKNOWN LENGTH DRIVEN AT 300 FT FROM PORTAL
Comment (Location): AT SW BASE OF CYCLONE MTN. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1976
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): COLO. DIV. MINES, MINE REPTS. V. 4, P. 133-134; V. 5, P. 146-147
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