Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead, Zinc
SecondaryGold, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model72: Polymetallic replacement
Deposit sizeM
Materials
Ore mineralsCerussite, Galena, Hydrozincite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueBarite, Dolomite, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Leadville Dolomite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10009438
MRDS IDD002432
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.23277, -106.17533
References
MESA MET-NONMET MINE FILE REF OWNER-ROBERT R BENSONBehre, C. H., Jr., 1953, Geology and ore deposits of the west slope of the Mosquito Range (Colorado): U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 235, 176 p.Sunshine Mining Co. Colorado exploration files, unpublished data, Colorado Geological Survey.Johansing, R. J., and Thompson, T. B., 1990, Geology and origin of Sherman-type deposits, central Colorado: Economic Geology Monograph 7, p. 367-394.