Ray Tunnel

The Ray Tunnel is a gold, silver, and lead mine located in Saguache county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,170 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Ray Tunnel

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead

Location

State: Colorado
County: Saguache
District: Embargo (Embargo Creek, Meyers Creek) District

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

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Ray Tunnel And Mining Co.
Years: 1901 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1893
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: R
Description: San Juan Volcanic Field, La Garita Caldera

Type: L
Description: Embargo Intrusive Center

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Oligocene

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Oligocene

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: COLO. DIV. MINES CITES ORE VALUE OF $8 TO $10/TON

Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold

Comments

Comment (Workings): ONE TUNNEL DRIVEN 735 FT. CROSSCUT OF UNKNOWN LENGTH DRIVEN AT 300 FT FROM PORTAL

Comment (Location): AT SW BASE OF CYCLONE MTN. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1976

References

Reference (Deposit): LARSEN, E.S., JR., AND CROSS, WHITMAN, 1956, GEOLOGY AND PETROLOGY OF THE SAN JUAN REGION, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 258, P. 112.

Reference (Deposit): STEVEN, T.A., AND OTHERS, 1974, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE DURANGO QUADRANGLE, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS I-764.

Reference (Deposit): COLO. DIV. MINES, MINE REPTS. V. 4, P. 133-134; V. 5, P. 146-147

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