Colorado · Saguache County
Past Producer
Alaska Mine
Saguache County, Colorado, United States
Copper
Zinc
Silver
Gold
Lead
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Description
W.A. Mcdougal
Commodities
Primary
Copper, Zinc, Silver
Tertiary
Gold, Lead
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit size
S
Ore control
Ne-Trending Faults And Fractures
Materials
Ore minerals
Pyrite
Geology
Host rock
Schist · Metasedimentary Rocks
Structure
San Juan Volcanic Field; Gunnison Uplift, Cochetopa Dome; Razor Creek Dome; Los Ochos Fault
Tectonic setting
Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns); Colorado Platform
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
Last production
1952
Discovery year
1892
Identification
Deposit ID
10013148
MRDS ID
D009289
Alternate names
Alaska
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
38.39778, -106.74979
References
OLSON, J.C., 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE HOUSTON GULCH QUADRANGLE, GUNNISON AND SAGUACHE COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-1287BLM MINERAL SURVEY MS 7175COLO. DIV. MINES INSPECTOR'S REPT. 7/11/47