Description
Mr. Rain; Located Originally By Rain And Spaulding
Commodities
PrimaryLead
SecondarySilver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model30: Thorium-rare-earth veins
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLENS
Ore controlFault/Shear Zones; Ilse Fault
Materials
Ore mineralsPhosgenite, Cerussite
GangueCalcite, Chalcedony, Chert, Limonite, Manganese Ox-Hydrous
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Undivided Gneiss
Associated rockSyenite,Diorite · Syenite Dike;Diorite Dike
StructureWet Mountains, Ilse Fault; Mine Near Intersection Of Ilse And Another Nw-Trending Fault
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera, Southern Rocky Mountains
AlterationExtensive Oxidation, Iron Staining
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1884
Last production1943
Discovery year1879
Identification
Deposit ID10012903
MRDS IDD008909
Alternate namesIlse Lead Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates38.21862, -105.24724
References
HUNTER, J.F., 1915, SOME CERUSITE DEPOSITS IN CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO, IN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECONOMIC GEOLOGY: USGS BULLETIN 580, P. 25-37ECKEL, E.B., 1961, MINERALS OF COLORADO, A 100-YEAR RECORD: USGS BULLETIN 1114, P. 96VANDERWILT, J.W., 1947, MINERAL RESOURCES OF COLORADO: COLORADO MINERAL RESOURCES BOARD, P. 69SCOTT, G.R., TAYLOR, R.B., EPIS, R.C. AND WOBUS, R.A., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PUEBLO 1 DEGREE X 2 DEGREE QUADRANGLE, SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1022, 1:250,000COLORADO DIVISION OF MINES, 1982, INSPECTION RECORDS 1921-1942.VANDERWILT, 1947; COLORADO DIVISION MINES, 1982;COLORADO DIVISION MINES, INSPECTION RECORDS.