Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Sheep Pen Sandstone
StructureSierra Grande Uplift, Tecolote And Pat Canyon Monoclines
Tectonic settingCentral Platform
AlterationMalachite, Azurite, Hematite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1900
Last production1923
Discovery year1889
Identification
Deposit ID10013981
MRDS IDD010562
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.0756, -103.04632
References
FAY, R.O., 1981, TRIASSIC COPPER DEPOSITS IN THE SHEEP PEN SANDSTON E OF NORTHWESTERN CIMARRON COUNTY, OKLAHOMA: OKLAHOMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (IN PREPARATION).SOULE, J.H., 1956, RECONNAISSANCE OF "RED BED" COPPER DEPOSITS IN S OUTHEASTERN COLORADO AND NEW MEXICO: USBM IC-7740.MCLAUGHLIN, T.G., 1954, GEOLOGY AND GROUND-WATER RESOURCES OF BACA COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1256.COLORADO DIV. MINES 1917-18 BIENN. REPT., P. 158.