Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver, Lead
SecondaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlRadial Dikes And Fractures In Surrounding Metamorphosed Sediments
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueCalcite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockShale,Sandstone,Conglomerate · Huerfano Formation;Cuchara Formation
Associated rockSyenite,Diorite
StructureRaton Basin Trough, La Veta Syncline
Tectonic settingBoundary Between Central Platform And Southern Rocky Mtns. Uplift (Central Cordillera)
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10011626
MRDS IDD006662
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.36947, -104.96916
References
CARRAWAY, D.S., 1899, REPORT ON THE SPANISH PEAK GROUP OF MINING CLAIMS: COLO. STATE PLANNING COMM. UNPUB. REPT., 6 P.JOHNSON, R.B., 1968, GEOLOGY OF THE IGNEOUS ROCKS OF THE SPANISH PEAKS REGION, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 594-G.HILLS, R.C., 1901, DESCRIPTION OF THE SPANISH PEAKS QUADRANGLE: USGS FOLIO 71.JOHNSON, R.B., 1969, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE TRINIDAD QUADRANGLE, SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP 1-558.