Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead, Silver
SecondaryCopper, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Model72: Polymetallic replacement
Deposit sizeL
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueMagnetite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone,Shale · "Leadville Limestone", "Belden Shale"
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10009908
MRDS IDD003183
Alternate namesErie Tunnel, includes Eureka, Nest Egg, and Silver Trowel Mines
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.54222, -106.38033
References
CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 9,65DMEA RECORDSCrawford, 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Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 289, 110 p.Sunshine Mining Co. Colorado exploration files, unpublished data, Colorado Geological Survey.