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Eureka

Occurrence in Dolores county in Colorado, United States with commodities Copper, Lead, Molybdenum, Silver, 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10166375
MAS/MILS ID 0080330365
Record type Site
Current site name Eureka

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -108.05925, 37.70141 (WGS84)
Elevation 3322
Location accuracy 100(meters)

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 27 NWSE Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Molybdenum Tertiary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -108.05925, 37.70141
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Rico

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NEUBERT, J.T., 1992, MINERAL APPRAISAL OF SAN JUAN NATIONAL

  • Deposit

    FOREST, CO: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES MINERAL LAND ASSESSMENT

  • Deposit

    OPEN-FILE REPORT 2-92 (SAMPLE 170-172)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THERE IS ANOTHER EUREKA PROPERTY 0.75 MILES NORTHEAST OF RICO ON THE NORTH SIDE OF SILVER CREEK

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-JUN-1992 Unknown 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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