Description
James N. Mcbride (Claimant)
Commodities
PrimarySilver, Copper
SecondaryLead, Gold
TertiaryUranium, Zinc, Arsenic, Antimony
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model197: Sediment-hosted Cu
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlFault Cutting Poorly Cemented, Friable Sandstone
Materials
Ore mineralsAmalgam, Argentite, Bornite, Copper, Cuprite, Galena, Silver, Sphalerite, Tennantite
GangueBarite, Calcite, Dolomite, Kaolinite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockShale,Sandstone · Wingate Sandstone;Chinle Formation
StructureParadox Basin Fold And Fault Belt, Paradox Anticline, Paradox Valley Graben, Unnamed Faults
Tectonic settingColorado Platform
AlterationOxidation Of Cu Sulfides To Carbonates And Oxide
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1898
Last production1972
Discovery year1896
Identification
Deposit ID10014257
MRDS IDD010953
Alternate namesPatented Claims: Red Chief, MS 13029a, Red Chief Mill Site, MS 13029bRed Chief, MS 13029a, Cashin, MS 1303a, Titon, MS 13030a, Titon Mill Site, MS 13030b, Angell, MS 13031a, Bennie, MS 13031a, Humboldt, MS 13031a, Maud, MS 13031a, Maud Mill Site, MS 13031b, Horse Shoe, MS 19163, Michigan, MS 19163, Red Rock, MS 19163, Malachite, MS 19164
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates38.31082, -108.94957
References
EMMONS, W.H., 1906, THE CASHIN MINE, MONTROSE COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 285, P. 125-128.COFFIN, R.C., 1921, RADIUM, URANIUM, AND VANADIUM DEPOSITS OF SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: CGS BULL. 16, P. 219-220.WITHINGTON, C.F., 1955, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PARADOX QUADRANGLE, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-72.FISCHER, R.P., 1936, PECULIAR HYDROTHERMAL COPPER-BEARING VEINS OF THE NORTHEASTERN COLORADO PLATEAU; ECON. GEOLOGY, V. 31, NO. 6, P. 571-599.GOTT, G.B., AND ERICKSON, R.L., 1952, RECONNAISSANCE OF URANIUM AND COPPER DEPOSITS IN PARTS OF NEW MEXICO, COLORADO, UTAH, IDAHO, AND WYOMING: USGS CIRC. 219, P.4-5.COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPTS. AND ANNUAL OPERATOR REPTS.BLM MINERAL SURVEYS MS 13029A&B, 13030A&B, 13031A&B, 19163, 19164HALL, R.G., 1903, SECONDARY ENRICHMENT IN COPPER VIENS: ENG. MINING JOUR., V. 75, NO. 8, P. 288.CARTER, W.D., AND GUALTIERI, J.L., 1957, LA SAL CREEK AREA, COLORADO AND UTAH, IN GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS OF RADIOACTIVE DEPOSITS--SEMIANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT, DECEMBER 1, 1956 TO MAY 31, 1957: AEC TEI-690, P. 94.COLO DIV OF MINES 1972 SUMMARY.COLO BU OF MINES 1937 ANNUAL RPTBLM SUR MNGT QUAD7.5 QUADCOLORADO DIV. MINES ANNUAL OPERATOR REPTS.; USBM MINERAL YEARBOOKS 1939-1955; EMMONS, 1906