The Treasure Mtn. Gold Mining Co. is a gold, copper, lead, zinc, and silver mine located in San Juan county, Colorado.
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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:
Commodity: Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Silver
Lat, Long: 37.89072, -107.63301
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Treasure Mtn. Gold Mining Co. MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Treasure Mtn. Gold Mining Co.
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Colorado
County: San Juan
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
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: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Rhodonite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: 4 MAIN ORE-BEARING ZONES (EXTENDING NE) WITH 5 MAIN ORE-BEARING FISSURE VEINS (TRENDING NE) IN THE 4 ZONES. WHERE MAIN VEINS ARE CUT BY 15 TO 20 OLDER FISSURES, ORE BODIES ARE LARGER AND RICHER IN MAIN VEINS.
Comment (Deposit): WORKINGS-UNDERGROUND. 34 CLAIMS INCLUDE SANDIAGO, SAN JUAN QUEEN, SCOTIA, GOLDEN FLEECE.
Comment (Production): GOLD ORE 1875-1900, $90,000. PRESENT (1965) NONE.
References
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 9,65
Reference (Deposit): USBM EXAMINATION FILE
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