Description
Daniel Shively And Owen F. Boyle (Mountain Lily Claimants)
Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold
TertiaryTellurium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Ore mineralsPyrite, Sylvanite
GangueChalcedony, Chlorite, Kaolinite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDiorite · Nonporphyritic Rocks--Diorite
Associated rockDiorite · Nonporphyritic Rocks--Diorite;Porphyritic Rocks--Diorite-Monzonite Porphyry
StructureSan Juan Uplift, Four Corners Platform, La Plata Dome
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
AlterationKaolinitization, Chloritization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1895
Last production1942
Discovery year1895
Identification
Deposit ID10014181
MRDS IDD010843
Alternate namesTimberline, MS 17241, Patented Claims: Mountain Lily, MS 9421, Darby, MS 12611, Tip Top, MS 17276, Gold Dollar, MS 17276, Camp Bird, MS 19403, Unpatented Claims: Mountain Lily Extension, Darby Extension, Ramona
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.42807, -108.04426
References
ECKEL, E.B., AND OTHERS, 1949, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE LA PLATA DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 219, P. 73-76, 154-155.COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPTS. AND ANNUAL OPERATOR REPTS.BLM MINERAL SURVEYS MS 9421, 12611, 17241, 17276, 19403ECKEL AND OTHERS, 1949, P. 154 (AS COMPILED FROM USGS AND USBM RECORDS); COLORADO DIV. MINES ANN. OPERATOR REPTS.