Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlFolded Metamorphosed Chert Layer
Materials
Ore mineralsPyrite
GangueMagnetite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Dubois Greenstone--Quartzite;Dubois Greenstone--Hornblende Schist And Amphibolite
Associated rockGabbro
StructureGunnison Uplift, San Juan Volcanic Field, Gunnison Gold Belt, Iron Hill Alkalic Complex, Tolvar Peak Stock, Champion Synform, Unnamed Fault
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10014408
MRDS IDD011162
Alternate namesPatented Claim: Champion, Ms 9184
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.35167, -107.09841
References
HEDLUND, D.C., AND OLSON, J.C., 1975, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE POWDERHORN QUADRANGLE, GUNNISON AND SAGUACHE COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-1178.NELSON, C.J., AND RIESMEYER, W.D., 1983, GEOLOGY OF THE ANACONDA-GUNNISON MINE AREA, GUNNISON COUNTY, COLORADO, IN HANDFIELD, R.C., ED., GUNNISON GOLD BELT AND POWDERHORN CARBONATITE FIELD TRIP GUIDEBOOK: DREGS, P. 8-18.DROBECK, P.A., 1979, GEOLOGY AND TRACE ELEMENT GEOCHEMISTRY OF A PART OF THE GUNNISON GOLD BELT, COLORADO: COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES M. SC. THESIS T-2251.BLM MINERAL SURVEY MS 9184