Colorado · Saguache County
Past Producer

Deadman Creek Prospect

Saguache County, Colorado, United States
GoldCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeY
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Granodiorite Gneiss
Associated rockDiabase · Diabase
StructureSangre De Cristo Fault, Independence Mine Fault, Small Thrust Fault Remnants, Sangre De Cristo Range, Sierra Blanca Massif, Rio Grande Rift
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Alterationsilicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10012948
MRDS IDD008978
Alternate namesDeadman Creek area, Abermin project, Unnamed Mines, Unknown
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.88891, -105.62169
References
CLEMENT, J.F., 1952, THE GEOLOGY OF THE NORTHEASTERN BACA GRANT AREA, SAGUACHE COUNTY, COLORADO: COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES M.S. THESIS T-764Sunshine Mining Co. Colorado exploration files, unpublished data, Colorado Geological Survey.