Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Lead, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeN
Geology
Host rockConglomerate,Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic),Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate),Rhyodacite · Conejos Formation--Volcaniclastic Facies;Conejos Formation--Vent Facies
Associated rockQuartz Latite,Andesite · Summitville Andesite;Intrusive Rocks--Quartz Latite Porphyry
StructureSan Juan Volcanic Field, Platoro Caldera, Crater Creek Stock, Elwood Creek Fault Zone
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
AlterationHydrothermal
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10014017
MRDS IDD010623
Alternate namesCopper Queen, War Eagle Shaft, Treasure Mountain, Unpatented Claims: Jack Pershing 1-4, Treasure 1-20, Treasure Comstock 1-4, Black Hawk 1-4, Copper Queen 1-4.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.42835, -106.69589
References
LINDQUIST, A.E., 1977, METALLIC AND COAL RESOURCES, IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE CHAMA-SOUTHERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS STUDY AREA, MINERAL, RIO GRANDE, ARCHULETA, AND CONEJOS COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS OPEN-FILE REPT. 77-309.LIPMAN, P.W., 1974, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PLATORO CALDERA AREA, SOUTHEASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS MAP I-828.COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPT.