Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryTungsten, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlFractures
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold, Malachite, Scheelite
GangueQuartz, Scapolite
Geology
Host rockSchist,Gneiss,Amphibolite · Migmatitic Gneiss
Associated rockDiorite · Granitic Rocks
StructureNorthern Sangre De Cristo Range, Southern Mosquito Range, Arkansas Valley Graben, Major, Flat Fault
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
AlterationOxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1890
Last production1905
Discovery year1890
Identification
Deposit ID10013703
MRDS IDD010134
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.51722, -105.9392
References
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