Colorado · Park County
Producer

Whale Mine

Park County, Colorado, United States
CopperLeadGoldSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Lead, Gold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeY
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcanthite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite
GangueBarite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss,Dacite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10009733
MRDS IDD002885
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates39.52666, -105.85949
References
LOVERING, T.S., 1935, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MONTEZUMA QUADRANGLE, COLORADO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 178, 119 P.USGS MAP I-608LOVERING, T.S., AND GODDARD, E.N., 1950, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE FRONT RANGE, COLORADO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 223, 319 P.