The Ten Mile Tunnel is a mine located in Summit county, Colorado at an elevation of 11,001 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: 11,001 Feet (3,353 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 39.40889, -106.19667
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Ten Mile Tunnel MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ten Mile Tunnel
Secondary: Tenmile Shaft
Commodity
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Colorado
County: Summit
District: Tenmile - Kokomo
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Climax Molybdenum Co., Division Of American Metal Climax Inc. (Amax)
Company ID: 502255
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1980
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): MSHA UPDATE 4-80
Reference (Deposit): USGS MF 2163
Reference (Deposit): USGS Geol. Atlas Folio 48, 1898
Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 652
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