The Dolly Varden is a zinc, silver, and lead mine located in Custer county, Colorado.
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Dolly Varden MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Dolly Varden
Secondary: Monopoly
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Colorado
County: Custer
District: Silver Cliff
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
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: vein
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Epithermal veins
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Structure: NW trending fractures
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Geology): Sharp, William, field records from records of S.F. Emmons, 1896
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