Description
De Veau Mining Co. (Claimant)
Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold
SecondaryLead, Copper
TertiaryTellurium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite
GangueChlorite, Fluorite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockMudstone,Shale,Sandstone · Cutler Formation;Rico Formation
Associated rockDiorite · Porphyritic Rocks--Diorite-Monzonite Porphyry
StructureSan Juan Uplift, Four Corners Platform, La Plata Dome
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1882
Last production1914
Discovery year1882
Identification
Deposit ID10014165
MRDS IDD010820
Alternate namesPatented Claim: Eureka, MS 1271, Unpatented Claim: Bulldozer
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.41307, -108.02148
References
ECKEL, E.B., AND OTHERS, 1949, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE LA PLATA DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 219, P. 73-76, 119, PL. 22.BLM MINERAL SURVEY MS 1271ECKEL AND OTHERS, 1949, P. 119 (AS COMPILED FROM U.S. MINT, USGS, AND USBM RECORDS)