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Uncle Ned

Past Producer in Dolores county in Colorado, United States with commodities Lead, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10118392
MAS/MILS ID 0080330198
Record type Site
Current site name Uncle Ned
Alternate or previous names San Juan National Forest

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -108.01285, 37.70891 (WGS84)
Elevation 3267

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Dolores

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -108.01285, 37.70891
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Date of Last Modification 920519

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Pioneer/Rico

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Mixed

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Rico Development Corp.
    Interest 100
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1989

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REF:22ND ANNUAL REPORT USGS 1901

  • Deposit

    US BUREAU OF MINES OPEN FILE REPORT MLA 2-92

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CAVED ADIT IN 1989, ABOUT 6,000 CUBIC FEET OF DUMP MATERIAL. ALSO REFERED TO AS INGLE NED. BUREAU SAMPLED 2 WORKINGS AS UNCLE/INGLE NED (SAMPLE 251 & 254).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-MAY-1992 Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

External references

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Authoritative Colorado resources

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