Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead, Zinc
SecondaryCopper, Gold
TertiaryCadmium, Manganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockQuartz Latite · Nelson Mountain Tuff
Associated rockQuartzite,Latite · Nelson Mountain Tuff
StructureLa Garita Caldera, San Juan Volcanic Field, La Garita Caldera, San Luis Caldera
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1877
Identification
Deposit ID10013128
MRDS IDD009238
Alternate namesNew Cascade Tunnel, Bonnez 1-25, Zombie 1-7
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.00612, -106.97368
References
STEVEN, T.A., AND BIENIEWSKI, C.L., 1977, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE LA GARITA WILDERNESS, SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1420, ANALYSES 8 THRU 18.COLORADO DIV. MINES ANNUAL OPERATOR REPTS.