The Puzzle is a silver mine located in Dolores county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,898 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: 9,898 Feet (3,017 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 37.715, -108.04810
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Puzzle MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Puzzle
Secondary: Puzzler
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
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
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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: Occurrence
Operation Type: Well
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
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
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Comments
Comment (Location): THIS PROSPECT IS LOCATED 4200 FT WEST OF THE PUZZLE MINE
References
Reference (Deposit): NEUBERT, J.T.,1992, MINERAL APPRAISAL OF SAN JUAN NATIONAL
Reference (Deposit): FOREST, CO; U.S. BUREAU OF MINES MINERAL LAND ASSESSMENT
Reference (Deposit): OPEN-FILE REPORT 2-92
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