The Dandy-Copper Tunnel is a silver, copper, lead, and gold mine located in Saguache county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,681 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 8,681 Feet (2,646 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Copper, Lead, Gold
Lat, Long: 37.99, -105.66944
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Dandy-Copper Tunnel MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Dandy-Copper Tunnel
Secondary: Dandy-Copper
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Colorado
County: Saguache
District: Crestone District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: San Isabel Mining And Milling Co.
Years: 1905 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Year: 1900
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: Sangre De Cristo Range, Sierra Blanca Massif, Rio Grande Rift
Type: L
Description: Sangre De Cristo Fault, Unnamed Branch Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Paleoproterozoic
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): NEAR MOUTH OF SOUTH CRESTONE CREEK ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1976
Comment (Deposit): VEINS LIE IN SHEAR ZONES AND IRREGULAR FRACTURES
Comment (Workings): 300-FT TUNNEL
References
Reference (Deposit): COLORADO DIV. MINES MINE MANAGERS REPT., 1901
Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, R.B., 1969, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE TRINIDAD QUADRANGLE, SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS I-558.
Reference (Deposit): BLM MINERAL SURVEY MS 13913
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