The Rico Drill Hole Springs is a geothermal mine located in La Plata county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,760 feet.
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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: 8,760 Feet (2,670 Meters)
Commodity: Geothermal
Lat, Long: 37.7, -108.02890
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Rico Drill Hole Springs MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rico Drill Hole Springs
Commodity
Primary: Geothermal
Location
State: Colorado
County: La Plata
Land Status
Land ownership: Unknown
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
Type: Unknown
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Unknown
Operation Type: Geothermal
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): FOUR DRILL HOLE SPRINGS WERE WITHIN 200 YDS OF EACH OTHER DIAMOND DRILL HOLE BIG GEYSER WARM SPRING GEYSER WARM SPRING LITTLE SPRING
References
Reference (Reference): PEARL, R.H., 1979 COLORADO'S HYDROTHERMAL RESOURCE BASE-
Reference (Deposit): AN ASSESSMENT COLORADO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY RESOURCE SERIES 6
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