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Bloine Tunnel

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10142633
MAS/MILS ID 0080330018
Record type Site
Current site name Bloine Tunnel
Alternate or previous names Rico Mill

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -108.02505, 37.71441 (WGS84)

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

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 040 N 011 W 24 Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Uranium Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -108.02505, 37.71441
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Secondary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SILICIFICATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 PYRITIZATION
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Rico

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Rico Argentine Mining Co.
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CBM ANNUAL REPORT 1970

  • Deposit

    OWN/OP RICO ARGENTINE CO

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit INFORMATION FROM PRR-1739, DATED 1953. RADIOACTIVITY- 3-5XBG DEPOSIT DIRECTIONS- GO 2 BLOCKS EAST FROM RICO POSTOFFICE, T NORTH AND FOLLOW ROAD TO MILL AND MINE (ABOUT 3 MILES). BEDDED HERMOSA SEDIMENTS ARE CUT BY BLACK HAWK VEIN AND MONZ INTRUSIVES. MINERALIZATION: PYRITE QUARTZ AGGREGATE, MASSIVE MINE WORKINGS ARE EXTENSIVE AND IN POOR REPAIR. A SKETCH MAP TUNNEL IS INCLUDED IN THE PRR REPORT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Minecom U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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Authoritative Colorado resources

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