Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model72: Polymetallic replacement
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Tetrahedrite
Geology
Host rockShale,Sandstone,Limestone · Hermosa Formation
Associated rockMonzonite,Latite · Hornblende Latite Porphyry;Augite Monzonite
StructureSan Juan Uplift, Paradox Basin, Rico Dome
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1918
Identification
Deposit ID10014123
MRDS IDD010766
Alternate namesMae, Mae No. 1, Hornet, Babe, V. J. K., Victor, Aviator, Engel Mine, Unpatented Claims: Expectation, Thirteenth, Johnny Miller, Alf, Edna, C. M. E., Rosemary
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.69195, -108.05759
References
RANSOME, F.L., 1901, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF THE RICO MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: USGS 22D ANN. REPT., PT. 2.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.COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPTS. AND ANNUAL OPERATOR REPTS.COLORADO DIV. MINES ANNUAL OPERATOR REPT.