Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
TertiaryTellurium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Pyrite
GangueBarite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockShale,Sandstone · Cutler Formation
Associated rockDiorite · Porphyritic Rocks--Diorite-Monzonite Porphyry;Nonporphyritic Rocks--Diorite
StructureSan Juan Uplift, Four Corners Platform, La Plata Dome, Lewis Mtn Diorite Stock
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
AlterationSilicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1885
Last production1942
Discovery year1882
Identification
Deposit ID10014195
MRDS IDD010862
Alternate namesPatented Claims: Western Belle, MS 5715, Western Belle and Golden Rose Mines, Golden Rose, MS 7498
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.41945, -108.00758
References
ECKEL, E.B., AND OTHERS, 1949, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE LA PLATA DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 219, P. 73-76, 172-173.BLM MINERAL SURVEYS MS 5717, 7498ECKEL AND OTHERS, 1949, P. 172 (AS COMPILED FROM U.S. MINE AND USBM RECORDS)