Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead, Zinc, Iron
SecondaryCopper, Gold
TertiaryMolybdenum, Antimony, Titanium, Metal, Manganese
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Limonite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueGoethite, Hematite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockHornfels,Limestone · Maroon Formation;Belden Formation
Associated rockDiorite · Granodiorite;Porphyritic Granodiorite
StructureSawatch Uplift, Central Colorado Trough, Piceance Basin, Elk Uplift, White Rock Pluton, Elk Range Thrust Fault
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
AlterationSericitization, Albitization, Fe Oxidation
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1881
Discovery year1880
Identification
Deposit ID10013710
MRDS IDD010146
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.05916, -106.8509
References
BRYANT, BRUCE, 1971, DISSEMINATED SULFIDE DEPOSITS IN THE EASTERN ELK MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 750-D, P. D13-D25.BRYANT, BRUCE, 1970, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE HAYDEN PEAK QUADRANGLE, PITKIN AND GUNNISON COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-863BRYANT, BRUCE, 1979, GEOLOGY OF THE ASPEN 15-MINUTE QUADRANGLE, PITKIN AND GUNNISON COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 1073, P. 114-115.WESTON, W., 1910, THE TAM O'SHANTER-MONTEZUMA MINES: COLORADO STATE PLAN. COMM. UNPUB. REPT.BRYANT, BRUCE, 1969, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MAROON BELLS QUADRANGLE, PITKIN AND GUNNISON COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-788DEVEREUX, W.B., 1884, NOTES ON IRON-ORE DEPOSITS IN PITKIN COUNTY: AIME TRANS., V. 12, P. 638-640