Description
Christian Wahl (Claimant)
Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
SecondaryCopper, Lead
TertiaryZinc, Antimony
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueEpidote, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockShale,Sandstone,Limestone · Dolores 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 production1885
Last production1923
Discovery year1882
Identification
Deposit ID10014173
MRDS IDD010831
Alternate namesButterfly, Florence C., Little La Plata Mine, Patented Claims: Little La Plata, MS 1374a, Little La Plata Mill Site, MS 1374b, Red Cloud, MS 1375, Unpatented Claims: Lady Eleanora, Henrietta
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.36307, -108.07648
References
ECKEL, E.B., AND OTHERS, 1949, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE LA PLATA DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 219, P. 69-70, 134-135.RITTER, E.A., 1930, REPORT ON THE LADY ELEANORA CONSOLIDATED GOLD MINES COMPANY, LA PLATA, COLORADO: UNPUB. ENG. REPT., 8 P.COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPTS.BLM MINERAL SURVEYS MS 1374A&B, 1375ECKEL AND OTHERS, 1949, P. 134 (AS COMPILED FROM USGS AND USBM RECORDS)