Osceola

The Osceola is a mine located in San Juan county, Colorado at an elevation of 10,039 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: Osceola  

State:  Colorado

County:  San Juan

Elevation: 10,039 Feet (3,060 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 37.8106, -107.57780

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Osceola MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Osceola
Secondary: Pride of the West
Secondary: Osceola-Pride


Commodity

Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: Colorado
County: San Juan


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

Not available


Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: David Mining Corp.
Company ID: 503428
Info Year: 1975

Owner Name: Maverick Mining Co.
Company ID: 503428
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1980


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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

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Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

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Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): REF:COLO DIV OF MINES,SUM MIN IND ACT 1975

Reference (Deposit): REVISED BY MILS USING MSHA INSPECTION DATA 4-80.


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