Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
TertiaryAntimony, Lead, Copper, Tellurium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueBarite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockShale,Sandstone · Cutler Formation
Associated rockDiorite · Porphyritic Rocks--Diorite-Monzonite Porphyry
StructureSan Juan Uplift, Four Corners Platform, La Plata Dome
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
AlterationSilicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1928
Last production1930
Identification
Deposit ID10014187
MRDS IDD010852
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.41251, -108.01592
References
ECKEL, E.B., AND OTHERS, 1949, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE LA PL PLATA DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 219, P. 73-76, 163-164ECKEL AND OTHERS, 1949, P. 163 (AS COMPILED FROM USBM RECORDS)