| Deposit ID | 10117802 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010782 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0080330003 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Puzzle Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Puzzler Mine |
| Related records | 10014136, 10190197 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.05595, 37.70611 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2907 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Dolores(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Rico(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Dove Creek(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Cortez(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Dolores(hydrologic unit)
Upper Colorado-Dolores(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Colorado-Dolores(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
San Juan National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Dolores |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 040 N | 011 W | 23 | NWSW | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Silver | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| Main Entrance (1) | -108.05595, 37.70611 |
|---|
| Area | 2HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Rico |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Puzzler Mines Inc. |
| Home office | Colorado |
| Year | 1974 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0080330003 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010782 | MAS references MRDS |
REF-USGS ATLAS FOLDER #130-RICO
REF-USGS 22 ANNUAL REPORT VOL. 2
NEUBERT, J.T., 1992, MINERAL APPRAISAL OF SAN JUAN NATIONAL
FOREST, CO: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES MINERAL LAND ASSESSMENT
OPEN-FILE REPORT 2-92 (SAMPLES 186-193)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 22-JUN-92 | Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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