Colorado · San Juan County
Past Producer

Sunnyside

San Juan County, Colorado, United States
GoldCopperLeadSilverZincManganese
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryCopper, Lead, Silver, Zinc
TertiaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsSurface, Underground
Materials
Other materialsAdularia, Argentite, Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Chlorite, Epidote, Fluorite, Galena, Gold, Kaolinite, Pyrite, Quartz, Rhodochrosite, Rhodonite, Sericite, Sphalerite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1873
Discovery year1872
Identification
Deposit ID10167210
Alternate namesSunnyside Mine Group, Mogul Mine, Washington Mine, American Tunnel, Belle Creole, Gold Prince, Brenneman Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates37.89561, -107.61234
References
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