Description
J.W. Burns And Others (Claimants)
Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead, Zinc
SecondaryCopper, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model72: Polymetallic replacement
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockShale,Sandstone,Limestone · Hermosa Formation
Associated rockLatite · Hornblende Latite Porphyry
StructureSan Juan Uplift, Paradox Basin, Rico Dome, Blackhawk Fault
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1934
Discovery year1891
Identification
Deposit ID10014116
MRDS IDD010757
Alternate namesBurns Group, Patented Claim: A.B.G., MS 6726, Unpatented Claims: Monte Christo, Monaska, F.V.G., Amy, Jenny, Esmerelda, Del Monte, Thayer, Nagara
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates37.7239, -108.02982
References
MCKNIGHT, E.T., 1974, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE RICO DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 723.PRATT, W.P., AND OTHERS, 1969, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE RICO QUADRANGLE, DOLORES AND MONTEZUMA COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-797.CROSS, WHITMAN, 1905, DESCRIPTION OF THE RICO QUADRANGLE: USGS FOLIO 130, P. 16-17.COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPTS. AND ANNUAL OPERATOR REPTS.COLORADO DIV. MINES ANNUAL OPERATOR REPTS.