The Treasure Trove is a copper, zinc, lead, and uranium mine located in Ouray county, Colorado at an elevation of 10,089 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: 10,089 Feet (3,075 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Zinc, Lead, Uranium
Lat, Long: 37.9083, -107.70320
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Treasure Trove MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Treasure Trove
Secondary: Treasure Trove Claims
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: Vanadium
Location
State: Colorado
County: Ouray
District: Red Mountain
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Latite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Enargite
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Deposit): Merged 10191557 Treasure Trove Claims with this record. Delete 10191557.
Comment (Deposit): NO URANIUM MINERALS OBSERVED SOME RADIOACTIVITY ABOVE BACKGROUND
References
Reference (Deposit): BURBANK, W.S., 1941, COLO. SCI. SOC. PROC., V. 14, NO. 5.
Reference (Deposit): MAS Oct 1976 File
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