Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockRhyodacite,Andesite · Conejos Formation--Vent Facies
Associated rockMonzonite,Rhyodacite,Andesite · Intrusive Rocks--Rhyodacite Porphyry;Intrusive Rocks-Monzonite
StructureSan Juan Volcanic Field, Platoro Caldera, Cat Creek Stock, Unnamed Fault
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10014104
MRDS IDD010739
Alternate namesEl Rico Mine?, Unpatented Claims: Riverview, Riverview No. 1, Riverview No. 2
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.37363, -106.31087
References
LIPMAN, P.W., 1974, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PLATORO CALDERA AREA, SOUTHEASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS MAP I-828.LIPMAN, P.W., 1975, EVOLUTION OF THE PLATORO CALDERA COMPLEX AND RELATED VOLCANIC ROCKS, SOUTHEASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 852.LIPMAN, P.W., AND STEVEN, T.A., 1970, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGY AND ECONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PLATORO CALDERA, SOUTHEASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 700-C, P. C19-C29.COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPTS.