Description
Allen Gold Mining Co. (Claimant)
Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlIntersection Of Major Vein Zone And Breccia Body
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite
GangueCalcite, Epidote, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDiorite · Cutler Formation
Associated rockDiorite · Porphyritic Rocks--Diorite-Monzonite Porphyry;Nonporphyritic Rocks--Diorite
StructureSan Juan Uplift, Four Corners Platform, La Plata Dome, Diorite Peak Stock
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
AlterationOxidation Of Pyrite To Limonite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1895
Last production1900
Discovery year1892
Identification
Deposit ID10014174
MRDS IDD010832
Alternate namesPatented Claim: Little Kate, Ms 8964
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.43223, -108.06065
References
ECKEL, E.B., AND OTHERS, 1949, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE LA PLATA DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 219, P. 67-68, 136-138, 171.MCCAUSLAND, ROSS, 1936, TOMAHAWK-BLACK DIAMOND MINES, DURANGO, COLORADO: UNPUB. ENG. REPT., 22 P.BECKER, C.M., 1934, REPORT ON THE TOMAHAWK AND BLACK DIAMOND PROPERTIES, SAN JUAN DISTRICT, LA PLATA COUNTY, COLORADO: UNPUB. ENG. REPT., 5 P.BLM MINERAL SURVEY MS 8964