The Puzzler Mine is a mine located in Dolores county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,537 feet.
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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: 9,537 Feet (2,907 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 37.7061, -108.05530
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Puzzler Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Puzzler Mine
Secondary: Puzzle Mine
Commodity
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Colorado
County: Dolores
District: Rico
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: Puzzler Mines Inc.
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1974
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Canyon Lands
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Silver
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Galena
Comments
Comment (Deposit): ORE BODY MINED OUT & CLOSED-1900 ORE TREATED BY BARREL AMALGAMATION 5-MI. FROM SITE ORE SMELTED AT RICO SMELTER-15.MI. FROM SITE IT IS IMPORTANT THAT TIIS MINE NOT BE CONFUSED WITH THE PUZZLER, A SMALL PROSPECT 4200 FEET TO THE WEST
References
Reference (Deposit): REF-USGS 22 ANNUAL REPORT VOL. 2
Reference (Deposit): REF-USGS ATLAS FOLDER #130-RICO
Reference (Deposit): OPEN-FILE REPORT 2-92 (SAMPLES 186-193)
Reference (Deposit): FOREST, CO: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES MINERAL LAND ASSESSMENT
Reference (Deposit): NEUBERT, J.T., 1992, MINERAL APPRAISAL OF SAN JUAN NATIONAL
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