Located at the confluence of the Dolores River and Silver Creek, this mine is in downtown Rico. In has the oldest claim (1869) and a historical marker in front of the headframe. It was a lead-zinc-silver mine. Around the headframe lies quantities of greenstone and specular hematite.
References
Min.Rec. (1985): 16(2): 212
The Mines and Minerals of the Great American Rift, R.W. Holmes & M.B. Kennedy, 1983
Mineral List
16 entries listed. 12 valid minerals.
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