Colorado · Chaffee County
Past Producer

Turret District

Chaffee County, Colorado, United States
GoldSilverCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
SecondaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlE-W-Trending Faults, Fissures
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold, Silver
GangueCalcite, Limonite, Malachite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartz Monzonite,Diorite,Limestone · Leadville Limestone
Associated rockDiorite · Granodiorite;Quartz Monzonite
StructureSouthern Mosquito Range, Arkansas Valley Graben, Pleasant Valley Syncline
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
AlterationOxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1885
Last production1925
Discovery year1885
Identification
Deposit ID10013835
MRDS IDD010357
Alternate namesIndependence Mine, Anaconda Claim, Vivandiere Mine, Gold Bug Mine, Golden Wonder Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.64028, -105.97726
References
OSBORN, E.F. AND RAINWATER, E.H., 1934, GEOLOGY OF THE CALUMET, COLORADO MINING DISTRICT: ILLINOIS NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY UNPUBLISHED M.A. THESIS.BEHRE, C.H., JR., OSBORN, E.F., AND RAINWATER, E.H., 1936, CONTACT ORE DEPOSITION AT THE CALUMET IRON MINE, COLORADO: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 31, NO. 8, P. 781-804.VAN DIVER, B.B., 1957, GEOLOGY OF THE CALUMET MINING DISTRICT, CHAFFEE COUNTY, COLORADO: UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO THESIS,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. &&BOARDMAN, 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. &&BELSER, CARL, 1956, TUNGSTEN POTENTIAL IN CHAFFEE, FREMONT, GUNNISON, LAKE, LARIMER, PARK, AND SUMMIT COUNTIES, COLORADO: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7748, P. 3-7 &&LEMMON, D.M. AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE UNITED STATES: USGS MAP MR-25 &&HARRER, C.M. AND TESCH, W.J., JR., 1959, RECONNAISSANCE OF IRON OCCURRENCES IN COLORADO: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7918, P. 14-17. &&HANLEY, J.B., HEINRICH, E.W., AND PAGE, L.R., 1950, PEGMATITE INVESTIGATIONS IN COLORADO, WYOMING AND UTAH, 1942-43: USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 227?F11) SHARPS, T.I., 1965, TUNGSTEN IN COLORADO: COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN, V. 8, NO. 5, P. 6.?F12) LIDNGREN, WALDEMAR, 1908, NOTES ON COPPER DEPOSITS IN CHAFFEE, FREMONT, AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS BULLETIN 340, P. 157-174?F13) BHUTTA, M.A., 1954, GEOLOGY OF THE SALIDA AREA, CHAFFEE AND FREMONT COUNTIES, COUNTIES, COLORADO: COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES PHD THESIS, 173 P.VANDERWILT, J.W., 1947