| Deposit ID | 10167502 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0080910162 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mountain Top |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.77734, 37.9728 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 3673 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Ouray(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Telluride(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Silverton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Durango(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Uncompahgre(hydrologic unit)
Gunnison(hydrologic accounting unit)
Gunnison(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Ouray |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -107.77734, 37.9728 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0080910162 |
REF: COLO DIV MINES,SUMM OF MINING IND ACT 1963
REF: MAS LEAD/ZINC FILE OWNR: VENTURA OIL CO
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 17-NOV-83 | Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 08/11/2014 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 0504980 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Upper Mountain Top Mine |
| Current operator | The Mining Company |
| Current controller (parent) | Kenneth J Orvis; Cristy L Orvis |
| Mine type | Underground (Metal / non-metal) |
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