The Rico Argentine is a silver mine located in Dolores county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,780 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 8,780 Feet (2,676 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 37.6928, -108.03140
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Rico Argentine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rico Argentine
Secondary: Shamrock and Atlantic Cable
Secondary: San Juan National Forest
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Colorado
County: Dolores
District: Pioneer/Rico
Land Status
Land ownership: Mixed
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
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Rico Development Corp.
Company ID: 500416
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Colorado
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: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Canyon Lands
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): THE SHAMROCK IS ON WEST SIDE OF DOLORES RIVER,IS CAVED IN 1989 AND ONCE CONNECTED TO THE ATLANTIC CABLE ON EAST SIDE OF RIVER WHICH WAS FLOODED BUT HEAD FRAME WAS STANDING IN 1989, SAMPLE #455-458. THE 7,500CU FT (500 TONS) OF DUMP MATERIAL AT THE SHAMROCK CONTAINED 0.03 OZ/TON CADMIUM, 2.52% LEAD, AND 3.66% ZINC. THE ATLANTIC CABLE DUMP CONTAINED ABOUT 108,750 CU FT OF MATERIAL.
References
Reference (Deposit): OWN/OP: RICO ARGENTINE
Reference (Deposit): UNDERGROUND WORKING FOR RICO ARGENTINE MINE
Reference (Deposit): REF:MINE MAP REPOSITORY
Reference (Deposit): US BUREAU OF MINES OPEN FILE REPORT MLA 2-92
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