Nellie Bly

The Nellie Bly is a silver mine located in Dolores county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,698 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: Nellie Bly  

State:  Colorado

County:  Dolores

Elevation: 9,698 Feet (2,956 Meters)

Commodity: Silver

Lat, Long: 37.7019, -108.01970

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Nellie Bly MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Nellie Bly
Secondary: San Juan National Forest


Commodity

Primary: Silver


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: Located Claim
Type: Patented


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Rico Development Corp.
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


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): PHOENIX NO. 1, PELICAN, AND EUREKA INCLUDED WITH NELLIE BLY WORKINGS CAVED IN 1989, SAMPLE #325-326, ABOUT 600,000 CU FT OF DUMP MATERIAL.


References

Reference (Deposit): REF: TWENTY SECOND ANNUAL REPORT U.S.G.S. 1901

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


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