The Forest-Payroll Tunnel is a silver mine located in Dolores county, Colorado at an elevation of 10,200 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: 10,200 Feet (3,109 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 37.6964, -108.00890
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Forest-Payroll Tunnel MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Forest-Payroll Tunnel
Secondary: San Juan National Forest
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Colorado
County: Dolores
District: Pioneer/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: Hicks And Peterson
Percent: 100.0
Info Year: 1989
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: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): ALSO KNOWN AS FOREST-PAYROLL GROUP TWO CAVED AND ONE LOCKED ADITS IN 1989, THE THREE DUMPS CONTAIN ABOUT 164,000 CUBIC FEET OF MATERIAL, SAMPLE #409- 411
References
Reference (Deposit): US BUREAU OF MINES OPEN FILE REPORT MLA 2-92
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