Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead
SecondaryCopper
TertiaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model82: Epithermal veins
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlHumboldt-Pocahontas Vein
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Silver, Stephanite, Tetrahedrite
GangueBarite, Calcite, Clay
Geology
Host rockVolcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
Associated rockTrachyte,Andesite · Rosita Andesite;Game Ridge Trachyte
StructureRosita Volcanic Center, Wet Mtns, Rosita Fault
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
AlterationWeakly Argillized
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1874
Identification
Deposit ID10012439
MRDS IDD008072
Alternate namesVictory
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.10445, -105.33307
References
CROSS, WHITMAN, 1896, GEOLOGY OF SILVER CLIFF AND THE ROSITA HILLS, COLORADO: USGS 17TH ANN. REPORT, PT 2, P. 263-403.EMMONS, S.F., 1896, THE MINES OF CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS 17TH ANN. REPORT, PT. 2, P. 405-472.SHARP, W.N., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SILVER CLIFF AND ROSITA VOLCANIC CENTERS, CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1081, 1:24,000.