The Unknown is a zinc mine located in San Juan county, Colorado at an elevation of 11,273 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: 11,273 Feet (3,436 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc
Lat, Long: 37.8586, -107.72170
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Unknown MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unknown
Secondary: Lower Browns Gulch
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Colorado
County: San Juan
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
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Workings
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Ownership
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Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Unknown
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
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Structure
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Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
Comment (Geology): NORTHWEST AND NORTHEAST TRENDING VEINS HOSTED IN VOLCANICS WITH DISSEMINATED PYRITE.
References
Reference (Deposit): REF:QUAD
Reference (Deposit): BUREAU OF MINES OPENFILE REPORT MLA 2-92 SAMPLES 1263-1271
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