Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead, Silver
SecondaryCopper, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model72: Polymetallic replacement
Deposit sizeM
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Manitou Dolomite
Associated rockRhyolite
Structurereverse fault
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10009764
MRDS IDD002944
Alternate namesAkron Tunnel, includes Mazeppa, May (or Little May), North Star, Tenderfoot, and W. and A. mines
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.53944, -106.3945
References
COLO. MINING ASSOC. YEARBOOK, 1949CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 9,65ROBINSON, 1955, CU PHD THESISCrawford, R. D., 1913, Geology and ore deposits of the Monarch and Tomichi districts, Colorado: Colorado Geological Survey Bulletin 4, 317 p.Dings, M. G., and Robinson, C. S., 1957, Geology and ore deposits of the Garfield quadrangle, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 289, 110 p.Sunshine Mining Co. Colorado exploration files, unpublished data, Colorado Geological Survey.