Description
Tippecanoe Mining, Milling, And Lumber Co. (Claimant)
Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
SecondaryLead
TertiaryAntimony
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Proustite, Pyrargyrite
GangueBarite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockMudstone,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)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1882
Last production1918
Discovery year1882
Identification
Deposit ID10014192
MRDS IDD010859
Alternate namesOld Cumberland Basin Mine, Patented Claims: Tippecanoe, MS 1346, Monitor, MS 2084, Laura A., MS 2551a, Laura A. Mill Site, MS 2551b, Cora G., MS 4873
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.44807, -108.01398
References
ECKEL, E.B., AND OTHERS, 1949, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE LA PLATA DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 219, P. 73-74, 169.BLM MINERAL SURVEYS MS 1346, 2084, 2551A&B, 4873Neubert and others, 1992, Mineral Appraisal of the San Juan National Forest, Colorado: USBM MLA 2-92, p. 111, fig. 39; p. 127; p. 128, fig. 50.ECKEL AND OTHERS, 1949, P. 169 (AS COMPILED FROM REPTS. OF DIRECTOR OF MINT AND USBM)