Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold
SecondaryLead, Copper
TertiaryZinc, Vanadium, Tellurium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlIntersection Of Nw-Trending Vein With Ne-Trending Shear Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Pyrite, Roscoelite, Sphalerite
GangueBarite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockMudstone,Sandstone · Cutler Formation
Associated rockDiorite · Porphyritic Rocks--Diorite-Monzonite Porphyry;Nonporphyritic Rocks--Diorite
StructureSan Juan Uplift, Four Corners Platform, La Plata Dome
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
AlterationSilicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1892
Last production1967
Discovery year1887
Identification
Deposit ID10014171
MRDS IDD010828
Alternate namesPatented Claim: Jennie Lind, Ms 17561
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.41418, -108.01064
References
ECKEL, E.B., AND OTHERS, 1949, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE LA PLATA DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 219, P. 73-76, 130-131.COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPTS. AND ANNUAL OPERATOR REPTS.BLM MINERAL SURVEY MS 17561ECKEL AND OTHERS, 1949, P. 130 (AS COMPILED FROM USGS, USBM, AND CDM RECORDS); COLORADO DIV. MINES ANNUAL OPERATOR REPTS.