Colorado · Montezuma County
Occurrence

Battle Rock Mine

Montezuma County, Colorado, United States
CopperSilverGold
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Silver
SecondaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlNw-Trending Shear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite
GangueBarite, Calcite, Hematite, Limonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Junction Creek Sandstone
StructureParadox Basin, Blanding Basin, Four Corners Platform, San Juan Basin, Mcelmo Anticline
Tectonic settingColorado Platform
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10014203
MRDS IDD010873
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.33529, -108.82373
References
EKREN, E.B., AND HOUSER, F.N., 1965, GEOLOGY AND PETROLOGY OF THE UTE MOUNTAINS AREA, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 481, P. 66.EKREN, E.B., AND HOUSER, F.N., 1959, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MOQUI SE QUADRANGLE, MONTEZUMA COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP MF-221.COFFIN, R.C., 1921, RADIUM, URANIUM, AND VANADIUM DEPOSITS OF SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: CGS BULL. 16, P. 221.