Geology and ore deposits of the South Silverton mining area, San Juan County, Colorado
<p>The South Silverton mining area is immediately southeast of the town of Silverton, San Juan County, in southwestern Colorado (fig. 1). The town…
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Geology and ore deposits of the South Silverton mining area, San Juan County, Colorado Author: Varnes, David J. Year: 1963 Category: Report South Silverton mining area is immediately southeast of the town of Silverton, San Juan County, in southwestern Colorado (fig. 1). The town of&;Silverton itself lies in a relatively flat and open reach of the Animas Valley, called Bakers Park, in the western part of the San Juan Mountains. (See figs. 2 and 8.) The roughly circular area of the geologic map map (pl. 1) includes about 18½ square miles of the mountainous country southeast of Silverton. It is bounded on the west and north by the Animas River, on the east by Cunningham Creek, and on the south by Mountaineer Creek and Deer Tags: usgs, Ouray Colorado mining Source: ://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/0378a/plate-4.pdf