Commodities
SecondarySilver
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlFaults, Fault Intersections; Shear Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsSilver, Copper
GangueHematite
Geology
Host rockGneiss
Associated rockGranite · Granodiorite
StructureNorthern Wet Mountains, Canon City Embayment, Thirtynine Mile Volcanic Field, Cotopaxi Fault, Related N-Trending Faults
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
AlterationAltered Biotite Gneiss; Kaolinization
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10013370
MRDS IDD009626
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.49723, -105.68836
References
COKER, R. J., 1982, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE ARKANSAS CANYON PLANNING UNIT WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON THE FORMER GRAPE CREEK WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS AND THE MCINTYRE HILLS WILDERNESS STUDY AREA: US BLM MINERAL REPORT, P. 66-67TAYLOR, R. B., SCOTT, G. R., WOBUS, R. A. AND EPIS, R. C., 1975, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE COTOPAXI 15-MINUTE QUADRANGLE, FREMONT AND CUSTER COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-900, 1; 62,500.