The Hidden Treasure is a molybdenum mine located in San Juan county, Colorado.
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Hidden Treasure MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hidden Treasure
Commodity
Primary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Colorado
County: San Juan
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.
Administrative Organization: San Juan N. F.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
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
Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: MOS2 = 4%
Materials
Ore: Molybdenite
Comments
Comment (Location): (LAND STATUS AND ADMINISTRATIVE AREA LOCATIONS CALCULATED USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS FOR SAN JUAN N. F.).
References
Reference (Deposit): WORCESTER, 1919, MOLYBDENUM DEPOSITS OF COLO.: COLO. GS BULL. 14
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