The Price Tunnel is a zinc mine located in Routt county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,531 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: 9,531 Feet (2,905 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc
Lat, Long: 40.8403, -106.93440
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Price Tunnel MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Price Tunnel
Secondary: Tom Thumb Mine
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Colorado
County: Routt
District: Hahns Peak
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
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
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Production): PRODUCED FROM BRECCIA ZONE ENCIRCLING HAHNS PEAK STOCK. ABOUT 450 T OF ORE PRODUCED PRIOR TO 1945. ADIT CAVED IN 1992.
References
Reference (Deposit): Neubert, J. T., 1994, Mineral appraisal of Routt National Forest, Colorado: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open File Report MLA 13-94, 64 p., appendicies. (Sample 124)
Reference (Deposit): HAHNS PEAK 7.5 QUADRANGLE
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