Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryGold
TertiaryMolybdenum, Zinc, Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Ore controlFault
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gahnite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite
GangueActinolite, Biotite, Cordierite, Garnet, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss,Granite · Migmatitic Gneiss
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · Quartz Monzonite
StructureSouthern Mosquito Range, Arkansas Valley Graben, Fault Trends N 35 W, Dips 45 Ne; Pleasant Valley Syncline
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10013832
MRDS IDD010354
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.64222, -105.9967
References
HEINRICH, E.W., 1981, PRECAMBRIAN TUNGSTEN AND COPPER-ZINC SKARN DEPOSITS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: CGS RESOURCE SERIES 21, P. 99-100BOARDMAN, S.J., 1976, GEOLOGY OF THE PRECAMBRIAN METAMORPHIC ROCKS OF THE SALIDA AREA, CHAFFEE COUNTY, COLORADO: THE MOUNTAIN GEOLOGIST, V. 13, NO. 3, P. 89-100.BOARDMAN, S.J., 1971, PRECAMBRIAN GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE SALIDA AREA, CHAFFEE COUNTY, COLORADO: PH.D. THESIS, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, 131 P.LINDGREN, WALDEMAR, 1908, NOTES ON COPPER DEPOSITS IN CHAFFEE, FREMONT, AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS BULLETIN 340, P. 157-174 & &SCOTT, G.R., TAYLOR, R.B., EPIS, R.C., WOBUS, R.A., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PUEBLO 1 DEG X 2 DEG QUADRANGLE, SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1022, 1:250,000.BHUTTA, M.A., 1954, GEOLOGY OF THE SALIDA AREA, CHAFFEE AND FREMONT COUNTIES, COLORADO: COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES PHD THESIS, 173 P.