Commodities
PrimaryLead, Gold, Silver, Copper
SecondaryZinc
TertiaryMolybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model72: Polymetallic replacement
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlGenerally Ne-Trending Fissure Cutting Intrusive Rock
Materials
Ore mineralsPyrite, Sphalerite
GangueMalachite, Molybdenite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGranite
Associated rockGranite · Wilson Peak Stock--Porphyritic Adamellite
StructureParadox Basin, San Miguel Mtns, Wilson Peak Stock
Tectonic settingColorado Platform
AlterationAlteration Of Cu Sulfide To Carbonate; Silicification; Sericitization
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10014225
MRDS IDD010900
Alternate namesPatented Claims: Zero, MS 14800, Edna, MS 14800
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.85333, -108.00009
References
BROMFIELD, C.S., AND OTHERS, 1972, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE WILSON MOUNTAINS PRIMITIVE AREA, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1353-A, P.55-58, 66-67.BROMFIELD, C.S., 1967, GEOLOGY OF THE MOUNT WILSON QUADRANGLE, WESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1227.BLM MINERAL SURVEY MS 14800