| Deposit ID | 10240252 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0081110516 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Silverheel |
| Alternate or previous names | Unknown |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.70704, 37.81171 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3139 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
San Juan(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Silverton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Silverton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Durango(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Animas(hydrologic unit)
Upper San Juan(hydrologic accounting unit)
San Juan(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 | San Juan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| (1) | -107.70704, 37.81171 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| 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 | 0081110516 |
REF:QUAD
BUREAU OF MINES OPENFILE REPORT MLA 2-92
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SEVERAL CAVED ADITS ON BOTH SIDES OF BEAR CREEK, PROBABLY DRIVEN ON THE NORTHWEST EXTENSION OF THE BELCHER VEIN. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 28-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.
These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.