Lower Porphyry Gulch

The Lower Porphyry Gulch is a lead mine located in San Juan county, Colorado at an elevation of 12,100 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

Name: Lower Porphyry Gulch  

State:  Colorado

County:  San Juan

Elevation: 12,100 Feet (3,688 Meters)

Commodity: Lead

Lat, Long: 37.8842, -107.73500

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Satelite image of the Lower Porphyry Gulch

Lower Porphyry Gulch MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Lower Porphyry Gulch


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver


Location

State: Colorado
County: San Juan
District: Red Mountain District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

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Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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

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Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Deposit): 2 CAVED ADITS ON A NE-TRENDING VEIN


References

Reference (Deposit): BUREAU OF MINES OPENFILE REPORT MLA 2-92 SAMPLES 1355-1356


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