The Treasury Tunnel is a mine located in San Miguel county, Colorado at an elevation of 10,023 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
Elevation: 10,023 Feet (3,055 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 37.9142, -107.70220
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Treasury Tunnel MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Treasury Tunnel
Secondary: Black Bear
Secondary: Argentine
Secondary: Tomboy
Commodity
Tertiary: Vanadium
Tertiary: Uranium
Location
State: Colorado
County: San Miguel
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
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Idarado Mining Co.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1975
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Unknown
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
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Gold
Comments
Comment (Deposit): RADIOACTIVITY IS 2.5 TO 5 TIMES BACKGROUND. MINE LOCATED 11 MILES SOUTH OF OURAY. DATA CAME FROM PRR 2425, EXAMINED IN 1953.
References
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