Colorado · Saguache County
Prospect
Unnamed Prospects
Saguache County, Colorado, United States
Gold
Copper
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Commodities
Primary
Gold, Copper
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit type
Vein
Model
85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit size
N
Materials
Ore minerals
Chalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite
Geology
Host rock
Gneiss · Granodiorite Gneiss
Associated rock
Diorite · Biotite Diorite
Structure
Sangre De Cristo Fault, Sierra Blanca Massif, Rio Grande Rift, Sangre De Cristo Fault, Independence Mine "A" And "B" Branch Faults
Tectonic setting
Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development status
Prospect
Identification
Deposit ID
10012940
MRDS ID
D008968
Region
NA
Data score
D
Coordinates
37.91335, -105.61808
References
CLEMENT, J.F., 1952, THE GEOLOGY OF THE NORTHEASTERN BACA GRANT AREA, SAGUACHE COUNTY, COLORADO: COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES M.S. THESIS T-764