Colorado · Rio Grande County
Past Producer

Guadaloupe Mine

Rio Grande County, Colorado, United States
GoldSilverLeadCopperZinc
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Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver, Lead, Copper
TertiaryZinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockQuartz Latite · La Jara Canyon Member Of Treasure Mountain Tuff
Associated rockMonzonite,Quartz Latite,Andesite · Intrusive Rocks--Monzonite Porphyry;Intrusive Rocks--Andesite Porphyry
StructureSan Juan Volcanic Field, Platoro Caldera, Summitville Caldera, Cornwall Fault, California Gulch Fault, Cornwall Block, Jasper Stock
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1875
Last production1930
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10014023
MRDS IDD010631
Alternate namesGuadaloupe Crosscut, Patented Claim: Guadaloupe, MS 2316
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.41641, -106.47282
References
PATTON, H.B., 1917, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE PLATORO-SUMMITVILLE MINING DISTRICT, COLORADO: CGS BULL. 13.LIPMAN, P.W., 1974, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PLATORO CALDERA AREA, SOUTHEASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS MAP I-828.WOOLF, J.H., 1914, GEOLOGY OF THE JASPER DISTRICT, COLORADO: COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES THESIS T-467.COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPTS. AND ANNUAL OPERATOR REPTS.BLM MINERAL SURVEY