| Deposit ID | 10239729 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0080330118 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Enterprise Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Rico Argentine |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.01985, 37.52111 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 3011 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
La Plata(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Orphan Butte(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Dove Creek(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Cortez(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)
Hermosa Creek Wilderness(Wilderness)
Wilderness FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Dolores |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -108.01985, 37.52111 |
|---|
| |||||||||||||
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Pioneer/Rico |
|---|
| Ownership category | Mixed |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Rico Development Corp. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Colorado |
| Year | 1989 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0080330118 |
OWN/OP: RICO ARGENTINE
UNDERGROUND WORKING OF ENTERPRISE MINE
REF:USGS RICO QUAD
US BUREAU OF MINES OPEN FILE REPORT MLA 2-92, Figure 8
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SHAFT CAVED, 40 FT DEEP IN 1989, ABOUT 574,050, CUFT OF DUMP MATERIAL. SAMPLE #422 0.4 OZ/TON GOLD, 3.8OZ/TON SILVER, 35,880 TONS OF DUMP MATERIAL. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 29-MAY-1992 | Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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