Bennet Tunnel

The Bennet Tunnel is a silver mine located in Gunnison county, Colorado at an elevation of 12,300 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

Name: Bennet Tunnel  

State:  Colorado

County:  Gunnison

Elevation: 12,300 Feet (3,749 Meters)

Commodity: Silver

Lat, Long: 39.00306, -106.99053

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Bennet Tunnel MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Bennet Tunnel


Commodity

Primary: Silver


Location

State: Colorado
County: Gunnison
District: Marble


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

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Silver


Comments

Comment (Production): A FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: CALCITE, GALENA, TETRAHEDRITE


References

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 9,65

Reference (Deposit): VANDERWILT, 1937, USGS BULL. 884, PG. 151


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