Shenandoah-Dives

The Shenandoah-Dives is a copper, zinc, gold, and lead mine located in San Juan county, Colorado.

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: Shenandoah-Dives

State:  Colorado

County:  San Juan

Elevation:

Commodity: Copper, Zinc, Gold, Lead

Lat, Long: 37.79722, -107.60000

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Shenandoah-Dives MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Shenandoah-Dives


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead


Location

State: Colorado
County: San Juan


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

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Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

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


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): ORE BODIES AT DEPTH. NET VALUE $1,200,000


References

Reference (Deposit): CHASE, 1929, ENG. AND MIN. JOUR., VOL. 128, P. 203.

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 9,64

Reference (Deposit): DMEA RECORDS


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