Virginius

The Virginius is a gold mine located in Ouray county, Colorado at an elevation of 11,998 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Virginius

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead

Location

State: Colorado
County: Ouray

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

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Ownership

Owner Name: Sunshine Mining And Refining Co.
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1996
Years: 1994 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

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

Physiography

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

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): AS OF 1995, THE MINE REPORTS RESERVES OF 5.1 MILLION OZ OF AG WITH AN ADDITIONAL INDICATED AND INFERRED RESOURCE OF 41 MILLION OZ PLUS BASE METAL VALUES.

Comment (Location): Mine is at 12,000 feet elevation.

References

Reference (Deposit): REF: COLO DIV MINES,SUMM OF MINING IND ACT 1967

Reference (Reserve-Resource): SUNSHINE MINING AND REFINING COMPANY 1995 ANNUAL REPORT, P3.

Reference (General): Smith, D.A., 1977, colorado Mining--A photographic history: Albuquerque, Univ. of New Mexico Press, 176 p.
Pages: p. 127, 144.

Reference (Deposit): MINING JOURNAL, 4-22-94, P.289.

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