Puzzler Mine

The Puzzler Mine is a mine located in Dolores county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,537 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

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Site Name

Primary: Puzzler Mine
Secondary: Puzzle Mine

Commodity

Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper

Location

State: Colorado
County: Dolores
District: Rico

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: Puzzler Mines Inc.
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1974

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Canyon Lands

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Unknown: Silver
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Galena

Comments

Comment (Deposit): ORE BODY MINED OUT & CLOSED-1900 ORE TREATED BY BARREL AMALGAMATION 5-MI. FROM SITE ORE SMELTED AT RICO SMELTER-15.MI. FROM SITE IT IS IMPORTANT THAT TIIS MINE NOT BE CONFUSED WITH THE PUZZLER, A SMALL PROSPECT 4200 FEET TO THE WEST

References

Reference (Deposit): REF-USGS 22 ANNUAL REPORT VOL. 2

Reference (Deposit): REF-USGS ATLAS FOLDER #130-RICO

Reference (Deposit): OPEN-FILE REPORT 2-92 (SAMPLES 186-193)

Reference (Deposit): FOREST, CO: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES MINERAL LAND ASSESSMENT

Reference (Deposit): NEUBERT, J.T., 1992, MINERAL APPRAISAL OF SAN JUAN NATIONAL

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