Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite
GangueGarnet, Magnetite
Geology
Host rockShale,Sandstone · Cutler Formation
Associated rockDiorite · Porphyritic Rocks--Diorite-Monzonite Porphyry
StructureSan Juan Uplift, Four Corners Platform, La Plata Dome
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
AlterationOxidation Of Pyrite To Limonite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1895
Last production1919
Discovery year1895
Identification
Deposit ID10014155
MRDS IDD010805
Alternate namesBaker Contact
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.39945, -108.03982
References
ECKEL, E.B., AND OTHERS, 1949, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE LA PLATA DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 219, P. 67-68, 96-97ECKEL AND OTHERS, 1949 (AS COMPILED FROM USGS AND USBM RECORDS)