| Deposit ID | 10214296 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010759 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0080330032 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Atlantic Cable |
| Alternate or previous names | Rico Argentine, San Juan National Forest |
| Related records | 10014117 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.03205, 37.69441 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2676 |
| Location accuracy | 10(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 |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Calcite | Unknown |
| Chlorite | Unknown |
| Galena | Unknown |
| Hematite | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| Main Entrance (1) | Rico and Hermosa Fms |
|---|
| |||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Pioneer/Rico |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|
| Ownership category | Mixed |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Rico Development Corp. |
| ID | 500416 |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Colorado |
| Year | 1989 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0080330032 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010759 | MAS references MRDS |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 0500416 |
OWN/OP: RICO ARGENTINE
UNDERGROUND WORKING FOR RICO ARGENTINE MINE
US BUREAU OF MINES OPEN FILE REPORT MLA 2-92
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CONNECTED TP SHAMROCK MINE AT ONE TIME FLOODED SHAFT WITH HEADFRAME STANDING IN 1989, ABOUT 108,750 FT3 OF DUMP MATERIAL, SAMPLE #457-458. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 29-MAY-1992 | 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 07/08/1985 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 0500416 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Rico Complex |
| Current operator | Anaconda Minerals Company |
| Current controller (parent) | Atlantic Richfield Company |
| Mine type | Underground (Metal / non-metal) |
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