The Rio Oro Mine is a copper, silver, and gold mine located in Saguache county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,019 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: 9,019 Feet (2,749 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 38.11806, -105.78056
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Rio Oro Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rio Oro Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Colorado
County: Saguache
District: Blake (Mirage, Cotton 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: Rio Oro Mining And Milling Co.
Home Office: Moffat
Years: 1982 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Sawatch Arch, Sangre De Cristo Range, Rio Grande Rift
Type: L
Description: Sangre De Cristo Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleoproterozoic
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Paleoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Development): MINE WAS PAST PRODUCER UNDERGOING DEVELOPMENT IN 1982
Comment (Workings): ONE TUNNEL OF UNKNOWN EXTENT; SURFACE CUTS
Comment (Location): AT WEST BASE OF SANGRE DE CRISTO RANGE ALONG SPRING CREEK OR OTHER UNNAMED GULCH, PROBABLY NEAR TRIPLE T. MINE. ELEV AND LAT-LONG GIVEN ARE FOR CENTER SEC. 29. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1976
References
Reference (Deposit): COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPT.
Reference (Deposit): SCOTT, G.R., AND OTHERS, 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PUEBLO 1X2 QUADR ANGLE, SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1022
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