Description
James La Fayette Sheek (Southern Boy And Southern Girl Claimant)
Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold
SecondaryCopper, Lead
TertiaryTellurium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Sylvanite
GangueAnkerite, Barite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockMudstone,Shale,Sandstone · 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
Last production1924
Discovery year1891
Identification
Deposit ID10014190
MRDS IDD010856
Alternate namesPatented Claims: Southern Boy, MS 6435, Southern Girl, MS 6436, Bushby, MS 12392, Texas Queen, MS 15688, Northern Boy, MS 15688, Alvia, MS 15688, Unpatented Claim: General Miles
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.37112, -108.07426
References
ECKEL, E.B., AND OTHERS, 1949, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE PLATA DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 219, P. 73-76, 168COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPTS. AND ANNUAL OPERATOR REPTS.BLM MINERAL SURVEYS MS 6435, 6436, 12392, 15688ECKEL AND OTHERS, 1949, P. 168 (AS COMPILED FROM USBM RECORDS); COLORADO DIV. MINES ANN. OPERATOR REPTS.