The Bachelor Mine is a lead, silver, copper, and zinc mine located in Ouray county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,740 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: 8,740 Feet (2,664 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver, Copper, Zinc
Lat, Long: 38.0606, -107.66080
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Bachelor Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bachelor Mine
Secondary: Bachelor Group Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Zinc
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Colorado
County: Ouray
District: Uncompahgre
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: Clarence Krieger
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
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
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): Anna Wilson (USGS) merged 10215429 with this record. 10215429 is recommended for deletion.
References
Reference (Deposit): BURBANK, 1940, USGS BULL. 906-E.
Reference (Deposit): MAS Oct. 1976 File
Reference (Deposit): MAS lead/zinc file. Owner: Clarence Krieger
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