The Bill Young is a gold and silver mine located in San Juan county, Colorado.
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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
Bill Young MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bill Young
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Colorado
County: San Juan
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Rhodochrosite
Ore: Rhodonite
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: VEIN STRIKES N58E, DIP 80 SE
Comment (Reserve-Resource): MILL-GRADE DEPOSIT
Comment (Production): IDLE SINCE 1880'S
References
Reference (Deposit): KELLEY, 1946: COLO. SCI. SOC. PROC., VOL. 14, NO. 7, P. 423-424 AND PL. 1.
Reference (Deposit): RANSOME, 1901: USGS BULL. 182, P. 187
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 9,64
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