Rico Argentine

The Rico Argentine is a gold mine located in Dolores county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,482 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

Name: Rico Argentine  

State:  Colorado

County:  Dolores

Elevation: 9,482 Feet (2,890 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 37.7128, -108.02440

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Rico Argentine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Rico Argentine
Secondary: Mtn. Spring
Secondary: San Juan National Forest


Commodity

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


Location

State: Colorado
County: Dolores
District: Pioneer/Rico


Land Status

Land ownership: Mixed
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: Patented
Type: Located Claim


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Rico Development Corp.
Company ID: 500416
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1989


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

Not available


Comments

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CAVED IN 1989 FROM THREE SURFACE SAMPLES, BUREAU ESTIMATED THE 186,800 SHORT TONS OF DUMP MATERIAL AVERAGE 2.6% LEAD.


References

Reference (Deposit): OWN/OP: RICO ARGENTINE

Reference (Deposit): UNDERGROUND WORKING OF RICO ARGENTINE MINE

Reference (Deposit): REF:USGS MAP RICO QUAD

Reference (Deposit): US BUREAU OF MINES OPEN FILE REPORT MLA 2-92


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