Description
Jacob Ohlwiler And Others (Claimants)
Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Geology
Host rockDiorite · Cutler Formation
Associated rockSyenite,Diorite · Porphyritic Rocks--Diorite-Monzonite Porphyry;Nonporphyritic Rocks--Syenite
StructureSan Juan Uplift, Four Corners Platform, La Plata Dome
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
AlterationOxidation Of Pyrite To Limonite; Sericitization Of Feldspars
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1933
Discovery year1895
Identification
Deposit ID10014180
MRDS IDD010842
Alternate namesUnpatented Claims: Protection, Tip Top Mine, Patented Claims: Tip Top, MS 8870, Chandler, MS 8870, Lafe Pence, MS 8870, Capitan, MS 8870, Eclipse, Monitor, Sunshine, Jupiter, Echo, Lonesome, Happy, Platora, MS 8870
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.38251, -108.06398
References
ECKEL, E.B., AND OTHERS, 1949, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE LA PLATA DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 219, P. 67-68, 152-154.COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPT.BLM MINERAL SURVEY MS 8870ECKEL AND OTHERS, 1949, P. 152 (AS COMPILED FROM USBM RECORDS)