Colorado · Custer County
Past Producer

Rita Alta Mine

Custer County, Colorado, United States
Copper
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model82: Epithermal veins
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite
GangueQuartz, Barite
Geology
Host rockSiltstone,Sandstone · Sangre De Cristo Formation, Lower Member
StructureSangre De Cristo Range, Nw-Trending Fault, Syncline
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera, Southern Rocky Mtns
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10010880
MRDS IDD004931
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.23362, -105.68002
References
SAN ISABEL FOREST SERVICE MAPSCOTT, G.R., TAYLOR, R.B., EPIS, R.C., AND WOBUS, R.A., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PUEBLO 10 X 20 QUADRANGLE, SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1022, 1:250,000.