Hidden Treasure

The Hidden Treasure is a molybdenum mine located in San Juan county, Colorado.

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: Hidden Treasure  

State:  Colorado

County:  San Juan

Elevation:

Commodity: Molybdenum

Lat, Long: 37.86667, -107.71667

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Satelite image of the Hidden Treasure

Hidden Treasure MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Hidden Treasure


Commodity

Primary: Molybdenum


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.
Administrative Organization: San Juan N. F.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
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

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: MOS2 = 4%


Materials

Ore: Molybdenite


Comments

Comment (Location): (LAND STATUS AND ADMINISTRATIVE AREA LOCATIONS CALCULATED USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS FOR SAN JUAN N. F.).


References

Reference (Deposit): WORCESTER, 1919, MOLYBDENUM DEPOSITS OF COLO.: COLO. GS BULL. 14


Colorado Mining Photos

Placer mines at Cripple Creek, Colorado ca. 1892

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