Colorado · Saguache County
Occurrence

Silver Plume Claim

Saguache County, Colorado, United States
GoldSilver
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Description

Silver Plume Mining And Milling Co.

Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Geology
Host rockRhyolite,Quartz Latite · Conejos Quartz Latite;Piedra Rhyolite
Associated rockRhyolite,Quartz Latite · Conejos Quartz Latite;Piedra Rhyolite
StructureSan Juan Volcanic Field, Cochetopa Dome; Unnamed Fault
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns); Colorado Platform
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1896
Identification
Deposit ID10013025
MRDS IDD009086
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.15779, -106.61117
References
BLM MINERAL SURVEY 9711TWETO, OGDEN, AND OTHERS, 1976, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MONTROSE L X 2 QUADRANGLE, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS MAP MF-761LARSEN, E.S., JR., AND CROSS, WHITMAN, 1956, GEOLOGY AND PETROLOGY OF THE SAN JUAN REGION, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 258.